Opinion ID: 2364446
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Unavailability of Examiner

Text: [¶ 13] Walter argues that the court should have dismissed Spring Harbor's application for involuntary commitment because of the unavailability of Dr. Smith, one of the examining psychologists, at the commitment hearing. Walter argues that both the statutory scheme and the due process clause require both examining psychologists to be present at the hearing. We decided this issue today in In re Kevin C., 2004 ME 76, 850 A.2d 341. The District Court did not violate 34-B M.R.S.A. § 3864(5)(C)(1) by ordering Walter to be committed in spite of the nonappearance of one of the appointed examiners, nor were Walter's due process rights violated.