Alaska Supreme Court January 5, 2007, S-11830 (Greywolf v. Carroll)

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A mental health unit patient, T.C. Grey-wolf, was arrested at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and discharged to Fairbanks Correctional Center on a charge of felony assault in the third degree because she had allegedly threatened to harm her psychiatrist, Dr. William Carroll. After Greywolf was acquitted in her criminal trial, she filed a lawsuit against Dr.