Van Valkenburg v. T.E.

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] T.E. appeals a district order granting involuntary treatment with prescribed medication at the North Dakota State Hospital. Because the district court did not make a necessary finding in its order, we reverse.

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[¶ 2] In April 2007, T.E. was admitted to the State Hospital after becoming disruptive while incarcerated at the Cass County Jail. The physician who admitted T.E. to the State Hospital diagnosed T.E. with elective mutism and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified. T.E. has been admitted to the State Hospital on seven prior occasions, beginning in 1981, and had…