Oral Arguments, May 4, 2026, Walsh, Hershfang, D'Angelo, JJ., presiding

Judicial - Appeals Court Oral Arguments · May 4, 2026

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Docket 25P0103 — Matter of Ah (civil-commitment appeal)

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Attorney Susan Ennis argued that the district court misapplied the mental‑health regulation and relied on collateral effects of a conduct disorder (intermittent explosive disorder and autism spectrum disorder) rather than a substantial disorder of mood; the state (Alexander Weiss, attorney for the petitioner) countered that expert testimony supported a finding of a mood disorder, that Del Verde and other precedent permit the district court's approach, and that no less‑restrictive alternative (DDS housing or DMH respite) would adequately protect others. Court questioned limits of DSM‑5 reliance

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Three-judge appeals court panel heard six oral arguments on May 4, 2025, covering civil-commitment standards, commercial and family-law disputes, and landlord-tenant and fraudulent-conveyance appeals; decisions will be issued later.

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