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Mootness

Dec 9, 2010

10-cv-229 Wilder Chiropractic, Inc., v. Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin, Inc.

Civil Procedure Class actions; mootness In the context of a class action, a defendant cannot moot the case by settling with the named plaintiff before it moves for class certification. “It would make little sense to fashion a rule that would allow the fate of a case to be resolved by a race to the […]

Sep 23, 2010

2010AP704 In the matter of the mental commitment of Earl Z.

Civil Procedure Mootness Milwaukee County appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing an emergency detention proceeding for Earl Z. at the determination of probable cause stage. See Wis. Stat. § 51.20(7)(a). The parties agree that this case would ordinarily be considered moot because Mr. Z. is no longer subject to emergency detention based […]

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