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COUNTY OF DODGE v. MICHAEL J.K.

No. 96-2250.

209 Wis.2d 499 (1997)

564 N.W.2d 350

IN the MATTER OF MICHAEL J.K., Alleged to be an Alcoholic: COUNTY OF DODGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL J.K., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Joseph Ruf III, assistant corporation counsel for Dodge County.

For the respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of William E. Schmaal, assistant state public defender.

Before Eich, C.J., Dykman, P.J., and Vergeront, J.

EICH, C.J.

Dodge County appeals from an order dismissing an involuntary commitment proceeding for Michael J.K., an alleged alcoholic.

The County argues that the trial court erred in concluding that the language of § 51.45(13)(e), STATS., which states, among other things, that the person sought to be committed "shall have access" to all psychiatric and other records and reports, requires the County to file treatment reports and records with the trial court...

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