Pryatel v. Doe (In Re Doe)

Crothers, Justice.

[¶1] Jane Doe appeals from a district court order continuing her treatment at the North Dakota State Hospital. The district court found Jane Doe mentally ill, a person requiring treatment, and that no alternative treatment was appropriate. We conclude under our standard of review that the finding Jane Doe is a mentally ill person requiring treatment is not clearly erroneous. The district court's order is affirmed.

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[¶2] In July 2017 the North Dakota State Hospital petitioned for involuntary hospitalization of Jane Doe after police took her into custody for lying on the…