Legal Opinion
In re Seman
Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands
Decided April 3, 1992No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 90-846Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VILLAGOMEZ, Justice:
The appellant, Catalina Seman ("Seman"), challenges the constitutionality of 3 CMC § 2513 ("§ 2513") under which she was ordered to be involuntarily committed to the care, custody and *61control of the Commonwealth Health Center for not more than 30 days for observation, treatment and medication. We hold that Section 25131 violates the due process provision of the NMI Constitution and is declared void.
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On September 21, 1990, the government filed a petition to commit Seman to the Commonwealth Health Center psychiatric unit ("CHC psychiatric unit") on Saipan for up to…
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