Opinion ID: 2076375
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Shawn

Text: Shawn's placement in Glen Mills came about in this manner. After he was adjudicated delinquent, there were negotiations in which DJS played no part. As a result of the negotiation, Shawn was referred to Glen Mills. The juvenile counselor informed the Assistant State's Attorney that a placement for Shawn had been secured in the Youth Centers. At no time did DJS refer Shawn to Glen Mills or recommend that he be placed in that facility. The court committed Shawn to DJS and sent him to Glen Mills for diagnostic evaluation, which Glen Mills agreed to perform without payment. At the review proceeding which followed, the request of counsel for DJS to participate in the proceedings was denied. The juvenile counselor, however, informed the court that placement for Shawn in the Youth Centers had been obtained. The court continued the commitment to DJS and ordered the Department to place Shawn in Glen Mills, which had agreed to accept him. It was stipulated that DJS never recommended placement in Glen Mills and that the Department had secured an alternative placement for Shawn. The court refused to vacate or modify its order. DJS noted an appeal to the Court of Special Appeals in each case from the respective orders denying the petitions to vacate or modify the orders of commitment. Upon petition of DJS in each case we granted certiorari before decision of the intermediate appellate court.