Interest of B.E.

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Court Description: A district court order for less restrictive treatment of a chemically dependent person is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (7).



IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2015 ND 142

In the Interest of B.E.

Adam D. Miller, Psy.D, Petitioner and Appellee
v.
B.E., Respondent and Appellant

No. 20150146

Appeal from the District Court of Stutsman County, Southeast Judicial District, the Honorable Thomas E. Merrick, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Lonnie Olson, State's Attorney, 524 Fourth Avenue Northeast, Unit 16, Devils Lake, N.D. 58301, for petitioner and appellee; submitted on brief.
Mark T. Blumer, P.O. Box 7340, Fargo, N.D. 58106, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.

Interest of B.E.No. 20150146

Per Curiam.

[¶1] B.E. appeals from a district court order for less restrictive treatment ordering him to undergo outpatient treatment throughout the remainder of his previously imposed 90-day treatment order. B.E. argues the district court's order continuing outpatient treatment is inappropriate because he stated he would voluntarily participate in outpatient treatment. Because alternate treatment is appropriate and meets B.E.'s treatment needs, the district court's order is not clearly erroneous. See Interest of L.B., 2015 ND 12, ¶¶ 19-20, 858 N.W.2d 322 (chemically dependent persons who require treatment are entitled to the least restrictive treatment that will meet their treatment needs). We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (7).

[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Dale V. Sandstrom
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Carol Ronning Kapsner

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