NOTICE: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE. IN THE ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION ONE IN RE: MH2021-008085 No. 1 CA-MH 21-0081 FILED 6-21-2022 Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County No. MH2021-008085 The Honorable Christian Bell, Judge Pro Tempore AFFIRMED COUNSEL Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix By Joseph Branco Counsel for Appellee Maricopa County Legal Defender’s Office, Phoenix By Cynthia D. Beck Counsel for Appellant IN RE; MH 2021-008085 Decision of the Court MEMORANDUM DECISION Judge Jennifer M. Perkins delivered the decision of the Court, in which Presiding Judge David D. Weinzweig and Judge Brian Y. Furuya joined. P E R K I N S, Judge: ¶1 A.H. appeals the superior court’s order committing him to involuntary treatment and argues the record lacks sufficient evidence to support the order. For the following reasons, we affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND ¶2 “We view the facts in a light most favorable to upholding the court’s ruling.” In re MH2009-002120, 225 Ariz. 284, 290, ¶ 17 (App. 2010). ¶3 In October 2021, A.H.’s mother (“Mother”) applied for an involuntary evaluation of A.H. at an urgent psychiatric care center. Among other concerns, her application stated A.H. is a diagnosed schizophrenic who refuses to take his medication and uses marijuana. Her application also stated A.H. “has threatened harm to family if [they] don’t leave him alone,” and A.H. does not eat, sleep, or bathe. Mother also shared that A.H. once reported to a hospital that his bones turned into Jell-O. The psychiatric care center then petitioned the superior court for a court-ordered evaluation, which the court granted. ¶4 Drs. Marie Roy Babbitt and Kevin Yang performed the court- ordered evaluations, and both completed affidavits for the subsequent petition for court-ordered treatment. In her affidavit, Babbitt noted that despite A.H. being currently “alert and oriented to person, place, and time,” he “has a history of paranoia, insomnia, disorganization, hallucinations, and poor self-care.” Babbitt observed that A.H. appeared “mildly anxious and disorganized” and although cooperative with the interview, he repeatedly refused voluntary treatment and was “unable to make an informed decision” about treatment. Babbitt included numerous quotes to highlight A.H.’s hallucinations, such as, “I have a virus in my mouth and it’s going to eat me if I eat that food,” and, “I want to go to a different world.” A.H. also shared the following anecdote with Babbitt in response to a question about Mother’s concerns: Something else new she thought was crazy, was that I gave her two scenarios. It was just something we could talk about, 2 IN RE; MH 2021-008085 Decision of the Court if you could either end up on Mars or have your eyes and ears and head tampered with, which would be worse? Even if that happened, you could still have peace of mind. It’s the same situation, you can’t move around. You just need peace of mind. Me …
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