Title: Interest of E.L.

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

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Interest of E.L.  Court Description: A district court order for involuntary treatment with medication is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2015 ND 2 In the Interest of E.L. Prairie St. Johns and Sanford Health, Petitioners and Appellees v. E.L., Respondent and Appellant No. 20140462 Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Wickham Corwin, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Kara Schmitz Olson, Assistant State's Attorney, Courthouse, P.O. Box 2806, Fargo, ND 58108-2806, for petitioners and appellees. Jay Ryan Greenwood, 15 9th Street South, Fargo, ND 58103-1830, for respondent and appellant. Interest of E.L.No. 20140462 Per Curiam. [¶1] E.L. appeals from a district court order for involuntary treatment with medication. E.L. argues the district court's order is clearly erroneous because clear and convincing evidence does not support the findings that the medication is clinically appropriate, that the medication is the least restrictive means of treating the patient and that the known benefits outweigh the risks. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Carol Ronning Kapsner Dale V. Sandstrom