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Civil Commitment – CH. 51 Commitment

By: Derek Hawkins//May 24, 2017//

Civil Commitment – CH. 51 Commitment

By: Derek Hawkins//May 24, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Crawford County v. E.K.

Case No.: 2016AP2063

Officials: Blanchard, J.

Focus: Civil Commitment – CH. 51 Commitment

This is an appeal from an involuntary civil commitment proceeding under WIS. STAT. ch. 51. E.K. appeals an order of the circuit court extending involuntary commitment and extending involuntary administration of medication. Specifically, E.K. argues that Crawford County failed to meet its burden under WIS. STAT. § 51.61(1)(g)4. for an extension of an involuntary medication order and that the County should not have been permitted to call E.K., the subject of the proceeding, as a witness to testify against himself. For the following reasons, I affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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