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WETHERHORN v. ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE

No. S-12249.

167 P.3d 701 (2007)

Roslyn WETHERHORN, Appellant, v. ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gottstein, Law Project for Psychiatric Rights, Inc., Anchorage, for Appellant.

Elizabeth Russo, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The main question in this case is whether attorney's fees under Alaska Civil Rule 82 may be awarded in civil commitment proceedings. We answer in the negative based on an analogous decision with respect to child-in-need-of-aid proceedings.

On April 5, 2005, Alaska Psychiatric Institute ("API") filed a petition under AS 47.30.730 in superior court to have Roslyn Wetherhorn involuntarily committed for thirty days....

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