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MILWAUKEE COUNTY v. LOUISE M.

Nos. 95-0291-FT, 95-0292-FT.

205 Wis.2d 162 (1996)

555 N.W.2d 814

IN RE the COMMITMENT OF LOUISE M.: MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Petitioner-Respondent-Petitioner, v. LOUISE M., Respondent-Appellant. IN RE the COMMITMENT OF THEODORE S.: MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Petitioner-Respondent-Petitioner, v. THEODORE S., Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 27, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by Mark A. Grady and Office of Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee and oral argument by Mark A. Grady.

For the respondents-appellants there was a brief by Karen Kotecki and Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc., Milwaukee and oral argument by Karen Kotecki.

DONALD W. STEINMETZ, J.

The issue in this case is whether the circuit court has the authority to review probable cause determinations by a court commissioner for involuntary detention under the Mental Health Act and, if so, what procedures and time guidelines apply. Because the circuit court retains its original jurisdiction over matters that it delegates to court commissioners, we hold that the circuit court does have the power to review such probable cause determinations...

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