No. 20-5166

J. J. H. v. Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Lower Court: Wisconsin
Docketed: 2020-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Amici (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights disability disability-accommodation due-process equal-protection hearing-rights involuntary-commitment legal-participation mental-health procedural-due-process procedural-fairness
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a deaf person undergoing an involuntary commitment has a due process right to understand and participate in her hearing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a deaf person undergoing an involuntary commitment has a due process right to understand and participate in her hearing. i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National Association of the Deaf and Disability Rights Wisconsin GRANTED.
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-09-01
Reply of petitioner J.J.H. filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2020-08-24
Brief of respondent Waukesha County in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2020-08-19
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Association of the Deaf and Disability Rights Wisconsin.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2020-07-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2020)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

J.J.H.
Colleen D. Ball — Wisconsin State Public Defender, Petitioner
National Association of the Deaf and Disability Rights Wisconsin
Gabriel Kalman Gillett — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
Waukesha County
Samuel C. Hall Jr. — Crivello Carlson, S.C., Respondent