Title: Portage County v. E. R. R.

State: wisconsin

Issuer: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Document:

2021 WI 22 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
2019AP2033 
 
 
 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
In the matter of the mental commitment of  
E. R. R.: 
 
Portage County, 
          Petitioner-Respondent, 
     v. 
E. R. R., 
          Respondent-Appellant-Petitioner. 
 
 
 
 
 
REVIEW OF DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS 
Reported at 392 Wis. 2d 909,945 N.W.2d 375 
(2020 – unpublished) 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
March 9, 2021   
SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS: 
        
ORAL ARGUMENT: 
December 10, 2020   
 
 
SOURCE OF APPEAL: 
 
 
COURT: 
Circuit   
 
COUNTY: 
Portage   
 
JUDGE: 
Thomas B. Eagon   
 
 
 
JUSTICES: 
 
PER CURIAM. The court of the appeals’ decision is affirmed by an 
equally divided court. 
NOT PARTICIPATING: 
ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J., withdrew from participation   
 
 
 
ATTORNEYS: 
 
For the respondent-appellant-petitioner, there were briefs 
filed by Colleen Marion, assistant state public defender. There 
was an oral argument by Colleen Marion. 
 
For the petitioner-respondent, there was a brief filed by 
Brianna L. Sweeney, interim deputy corporation counsel, and 
Tiffany R. Wunderlin, corporation counsel. There was an oral 
argument by Brianna L. Sweeney. 
 
 
 
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An amicus curiae brief was filed on behalf of Disability 
Rights Wisconsin by Guy R. Temple, Claudia T. Brokish and 
Reinhart Boerner Van Duren, S.C., Milwaukee.  
 
 
2021 WI 22 
 
NOTICE 
This opinion is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The final 
version will appear in the bound 
volume of the official reports.   
No.   2019AP2033 
(L.C. No. 
2018ME88) 
STATE OF WISCONSIN  
 
 
   : 
IN SUPREME COURT 
 
 
In the matter of the mental commitment of 
E. R. R.: 
 
 
 
Portage County, 
 
          Petitioner-Respondent, 
 
     v. 
 
E. R. R., 
 
          Respondent-Appellant-Petitioner. 
FILED 
 
MAR 9, 2021 
 
Sheila T. Reiff 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
 
 
 
 
REVIEW of a decision of the Court of Appeals.  Affirmed. 
 
¶1 
PER CURIAM.   The court of appeals' decision is 
affirmed by an equally divided court. 
¶2 
ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J., withdrew from participation. 
No. 
2019AP2033   
 
 
 
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