In re Q.J

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA 2022-NCSC-130 No. 309A21 Filed 16 December 2022 IN THE MATTER OF Q.J. Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 278 N.C. App. 452, 2021-NCCOA-346, affirming an involuntary commitment order entered on 17 January 2020 by Judge Pat Evans in District Court, Durham County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 20 September 2022. Glenn Gerding, Appellate Defender, by Katy Dickinson-Schultz, Assistant Appellate Defender, for respondent-appellant. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by South A. Moore, General Counsel Fellow and James W. Doggett, Deputy Solicitor General, for the State-appellee. Disability Rights North Carolina by Lisa Grafstein, Holly Stiles, and Elizabeth Myerholtz, for Disability Rights North Carolina, National Association of Social Workers,1 Promise Resource Network, and Peer Voice NC, amici curiae. PER CURIAM. ¶1 For the reasons stated in In re J.R., 2022-NCSC-127, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. AFFIRMED. Justices HUDSON, MORGAN, and EARLS dissent for the reasons stated in Justice Earls’ dissenting opinion in In re J.R., 2022-NCSC-127. 1 This listing includes the North Carolina Chapter of this organization.

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