Pryatel v. M.M.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] M.M. appealed a district court order requiring him to be hospitalized at the North Dakota State Hospital for a period not to exceed 45 days and an order authorizing the state hospital to treat him involuntarily with medication. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] M.M., a 55-year-old male, has been diagnosed with a “psychotic disorder not otherwise specified.” M.M. was admitted to Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota after he was unable to urinate. Doctors at Trinity determined kidney stones were the cause of M.M.’s inability to urinate. M.M. refused surgery to have the kidney…