“Together, those full-time and part-time staff of around 55 of the monitors have done much better investigations than you all have,” she told Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Stephanie Muth.
A tension-filled hearing last month in Corpus Christi signaled to many providers and others who have closely followed the case that Texas may be preparing to ask the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rein in Jack, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton. None of the judge’s dozens of remedial orders specifically mentions mental health drugs, said Brissenden and Karl Neudorfer, the department’s lawyer.
At that summer hearing, Jack again may issue rulings that find the state in contempt of court for disobeying her orders and levy thousands of dollars of fines a day until compliance is achieved.