Outagamie County Department of Health and Human Services v. Gregory M., 2011AP1978, District 3, 1/31/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Gregory M.: Suzanne L. Hagopian, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Evidence held sufficient to support a “primary need for residential care and custody,” § 55.08(1)(a), notwithstanding that ” Gregory is able to perform most… Read more
3. Civil Commitments
Manitowoc County v. Harlan H., 2011AP2499-FT, District 2, 1/25/12 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Harlan H.: Shelley Fite, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Evidence that Harlan had put his wife in a headlock on one occasion and physically resisted a deputy’s attempt to detain him another, coupled with a diagnosis of… Read more
Shawano County v. Anne R., 2011AP2040, District 3, 12/28/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Anne R.: Donna L. Hintze, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Anne R. challenges the extension of her mental health commitment / involuntary medication order, on the ground the County failed to prove she would be a proper… Read more
Outagamie County v. Lorna G., 2011AP1662, District 3, 10/25/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Lorna G.: Eileen A. Hirsch, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Although the trial court’s reference to “potential” for harm was an “imprecise summary” of the §51.20(1)(a)2b test for commitment (“substantial probability of physical harm”), this articulation “was… Read more
court of appeals certification; for Bryan Stanley: Kristin M. Kerschensteiner; case activity Open Records – Sealed Court File – NGI Condition Release Plan The appeal raises two significant issues at the intersection of Wisconsin’s Open Records Law and Mental Health Act, one procedural and one substantive. The procedural issue involves the proper mechanism to pursue an open records… Read more
Outagamie County v. Paul S., 2011AP920, District 3, 9/27/11 court of appeals decision (1-judge, not for publication); for Paul S.: Shelley Fite, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity ¶9 Wisconsin Stat. § 51.15(5) provides an individual may “not be detained by the law enforcement officer or other person and the facility for more than a total of 72 hours… Read more
on review of published decision; for Gilbert: William J. Tyroler, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate; for Hunt: Eric James Van Schyndle, Leah Stoecker, Allison E. Cimpl-Wiemer; case activity (Gilbert), case activity (Hunt) SVP – Pre-Commitment Return to DOC Custody Issues (Composed by On Point): Whether the State may bring a Wis. Stat. ch. 980 commitment petition to judgment when the respondent is in… Read more
on review of published decision; for Helen E.F.: Donald T. Lang, SPD, Madison Appellate; case activity Mental Commitment – Alzheimer’s Issue (Composed by On Point): Whether Alzheimer’s is a qualifying mental condition so as to support commitment under ch. 51. See prior post, here, for further discussion… Read more
