M Civ JI 171.01 Mental Illness: Involuntary Treatment - Defining Legal Names of Parties and Counsel

This case involves a petition to determine whether [ name of respondent ] is a person requiring treatment as defined by the Michigan Mental Health Code.

The person who brings the petition is called the petitioner. The petitioner is [ state name and indicate where seated ]. The attorney for the petitioner is [ state attorney’s name and indicate where seated ]. The individual who is alleged to be a person requiring treatment is called the respondent. The respondent is [ state respondent’s name and indicate where seated ]. A respondent is one who responds to a petition. The attorney for the respondent is [ state attorney’s name and indicate where seated ]. [ If any other persons are at the counsel table, identify them and describe their function. ]

Note on Use

In hearings for involuntary hospitalization, involuntary treatment or for discharge, this instruction should be substituted for M Civ JI 1.02.

In the case of a hearing on a petition for discharge, this instruction must be modified to show that the alleged person requiring treatment is the petitioner.

History

M Civ JI 171.01 was added May 1984.​