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In the Interest of B.D.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided January 18, 1994No. Civ. 930408PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

B.D. appealed from the order of the Bur-leigh County Court requiring that B.D. be hospitalized for a period of ninety days and authorizing treatment of B.D. by forced medication. We affirm and remand with instructions.

B.D.’s aunt initiated a petition for involuntary commitment on December 7,1993. The petition stated that B.D. was believed to be mentally ill because he had a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia and severe high blood pressure. The petition alleged that B.D. refused to take medication for these ailments, and that he has exhibited danger to himself…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Washington v. HarperSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. In the Interest of J.A.D.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  3. State v. NordingNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Thomas v. SticklandNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  5. In the Interest of D.H.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1993

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. ZimmermanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  2. In Interest of JSNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Johnson v. JohnsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Medd v. FonderNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Haider v. H.G.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2001

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