Civil Commitment — emergency detention

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Civil

Civil Commitment — emergency detention — costs

Adam R. Nierenberger, pro se, appeals the judgment of $1,803.34 for services rendered at Waukesha Memorial Hospital following his Wis. Stat. chapter 51 emergency detention. Nierenberger, a young Army veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who was detained after threatening to take his own life, argues that he should not be required to pay the Hospital because he did not meet the criteria for emergency detention under Wis. Stat. § 51.15. He further argues that the consent form he signed agreeing to pay for medical services was invalid because he signed it while handcuffed to a gurney. For the reasons that follow, this court affirms the judgment. This opinion will not be published.

2013AP480 Waukesha Memorial Hospital v. Nierenberger

Dist II, Waukesha County, Dreyfus, J., Curley, P.J.

Attorneys: For Appellant: Nierenberger, Adam R., pro se; For Respondent: Schelble, Jeffrey E., Milwaukee; Thielhelm, Paul H., Milwaukee