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IN INTEREST OF R.Z.

Civ. No. 870304.

415 N.W.2d 486 (1987)

In the Interest of R.Z. T.Z., Petitioner and Appellee, v. R.Z., Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

November 19, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dyer and Summers, Bismarck, for respondent and appellant; argued by Anne Elizabeth Summers.

Richard James Riha, Asst. State's Atty., Bismarck, for petitioner and appellee.

LEVINE, Justice.

R.Z. appeals from an order of involuntary commitment to the State Hospital. We reverse and remand for a new hearing.

On September 2, 1987, a petition for involuntary commitment was filed. It alleged that R.Z. was severely mentally ill and exhibited irrational behavior, believed his life to be endangered, concealed papers and other items in his clothing, feared leaving his home and considered himself to be an important political figure.

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