Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York August 12, 2002 (Mental Hygiene Legal Service v. Bennett)

*309In January 1997 Christine D. (hereinafter the plaintiff) was admitted to Hudson River Psychiatric Center (hereinafter Hudson River), a nonsecure state psychiatric facility, as an involuntary patient. The plaintiff was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and borderline personality disorder. She had a long history of psychiatric hospitalizations and suicide attempts.