IN RE: the temporary guardianship and protective placement of J.J.H.: (2020)

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

IN RE: the temporary guardianship and protective placement of J.J.H.: Waukesha County, Petitioner-Respondent, v. J.J.H., Respondent-Appellant-Petitioner.

No. 2018AP168

Decided: February 27, 2020

For the respondent-appellant-petitioner, there were briefs filed by Colleen D. Ball, assistant state public defender. There was an oral argument by Colleen D. Ball. For the petitioner-respondent, there was a brief filed by Robert J. Mueller, Waukesha. There was an oral argument by Robert J. Mueller. An amicus curiae briefs was filed on behalf of Association for the Rights of Citizens with Handicaps, Disability Rights Wisconsin, National Disability Rights Network, and National Association of the Deaf by Susan R. Tyndall and Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C.

¶1 J.J.H. petitioned for review of the decision of the court of appeals, Waukesha Cty. v. J.J.H., No. 2018AP168, unpublished order (Wis. Ct. App. Jan. 30, 2019), dismissing her appeal as moot. After reviewing the record and the briefs of both parties, and after hearing oral arguments, we conclude this matter should be dismissed as improvidently granted.

¶2 By the Court.—The review of the decision of the court of appeals is dismissed as improvidently granted.

PER CURIAM.

¶3 ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J., withdrew from participation. ¶4 BRIAN HAGEDORN, J., did not participate. ¶5 REBECCA FRANK DALLET, J., dissents.

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