By: Derek Hawkins//July 10, 2019//
WI Supreme Court
Case Name: Waukesha County v. S.L.L.
Case No.: 2019 WI 66
Focus: Jurisdiction
Ms. L. challenges an order extending her commitment to the care and custody of Waukesha County pursuant to Chapter 51 of our Wisconsin statutes. She raises three issues for our review. First, she says the circuit court lacked jurisdiction over her when it entered an order extending her commitment. Second, she says the circuit court had no statutory authority to enter a default judgment against her for failing to appear at a scheduled hearing. And third, she asserts there was insufficient evidence of record to support the circuit court’s order extending her commitment. All three issues are moot, but we choose to address the first two. We affirm the court of appeals.
Affirmed
Concur:
Dissent: A.W. BRADLEY, J. dissents, joined by ABRAHAMSON, J. and DALLET, J. (opinion filed).