Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 11, 2012 (Capellupo v. Nassau Health Care Corp.)

This appeal arises from the plaintiffs involuntary hospitalization on September 13, 2005. The underlying facts of the plaintiffs interaction with Nassau County police officers, and his subsequent transportation and admission to Nassau County University Medical Center for 16 days, are essentially undisputed by the parties.