STATE EX REL. H&SS DEPT. v. DANE CO. CIR. CT.

No. 75-583.

71 Wis.2d 156 (1976)

237 N.W.2d 692

STATE EX REL. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Petitioner, v. CIRCUIT COURT FOR DANE COUNTY, BRANCH 2, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 3, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner: Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and James H. Peterson, assistant attorney general, both of Madison.

For the respondent: George R. Rice, deputy corporation counsel for Milwaukee county.


WILKIE, C. J.

A declaratory judgment action was brought in the circuit court for Dane county by the Department of Health & Social Services against the sheriff of Milwaukee county and Milwaukee county. The complaint sought declaratory and injunctional relief from the practice of the sheriff and the county of releasing from the county jails persons on parole or probation who have a hearing pending to revoke their parole or probation. The sheriff has allegedly been...

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