By: Derek Hawkins//October 28, 2020//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: Sauk County v. S.A.M.
Case No.: 2019AP1033
Officials: NASHOLD, J.
Focus: Prisoner – Involuntary Commitment
S.A.M. challenges an order of the circuit court extending his involuntary commitment for a six-month period. The extension, also referred to in this opinion as a recommitment, expired on or about February 1, 2019. For the reasons set forth below, I conclude that S.A.M.’s challenge to the recommitment order is moot and that S.A.M. has not shown that an exception to the mootness doctrine applies. Therefore, S.A.M.’s appeal is dismissed.