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VU v. SECOND JUD. DIST. CT.

No. 65498.

371 P.3d 1015 (2016)

Phong T. VU, Petitioner, v. The SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, In and for the County of Washoe; and the Honorable Chuck Weller, District Judge, Respondents, and Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 31, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy T. Bosler , Public Defender, and John Reese Petty and Kathleen M. O'Leary , Chief Deputy Public Defenders, Washoe County, for Petitioner.

Christopher J. Hicks , District Attorney, and Blaine E. Cartlidge , Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Real Party in Interest.

Before the Court En Banc.

OPINION

Under NRS 433A.310(1)(b), a district court may issue an order involuntarily admitting a person to a mental health facility if clear and convincing evidence demonstrates that the person "has a mental illness and, because of that illness, is likely to harm himself or herself or others if allowed...

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