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Mootness – Involuntary Commitment

By: Derek Hawkins//February 12, 2020//

Mootness – Involuntary Commitment

By: Derek Hawkins//February 12, 2020//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: Milwaukee County v. E.C.H.

Case No.: 2019AP772

Officials: DONALD, J.

Focus: Mootness – Involuntary Commitment

E.C.H. appeals an order of the circuit court granting a WIS. STAT. ch. 51 extension order. E.C.H. has since been released from his commitment. On appeal, E.C.H. contends that the circuit court did not make an appropriate finding of dangerousness, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 51.20(1)(am). Specifically, E.C.H. contends that the circuit court erroneously equated E.C.H.’s homelessness with dangerousness. The County contends that because the commitment order underlying this appeal has expired, this appeal is moot. We agree. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal as moot.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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