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Court

Minnesota Unified County

Minnesota

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Case Information

Filed 2022-05-19
Status Closed
Type Commitment Mentally Ill
Docket 50 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Carver County Health And Human Services
Defendant Pfeffer, Dustin Jacob
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Judge

Hon. Wentzell, Michael D.

Carver County (MN)

Minnesota

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Docket Entries

  1. Petition for Judicial Commitment Index # 1
  2. Examiner's Report in Support of Petition for Commitment Index # 2
  3. Proposed Order or Document Index # 3
  4. Notice of Respondent's Rights Index # 4
  5. Correspondence Index # 5
  6. Proposed Order or Document Index # 6
  7. Pre-Petition Screening Report Index # 7
  8. Order for Apprehension, Confinement and Notice of Hrg Index # 8 (Judicial Officer: Wentzell, Michael D. )
  9. Remote Hearing Instructions Provided Index # 10
  10. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 9
  11. Order Appointing Examiner Index # 11 (Judicial Officer: Wentzell, Michael D. )
  12. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 12
  13. Preliminary/Probable Cause Hearing (10:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Cain, Janet L. Barke) Result: Held On the Record
  14. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  15. Proposed Order or Document Index # 13
  16. Proposed Order or Document Index # 14
  17. Notice of Respondent's Rights Index # 15
  18. Correspondence Index # 16
  19. Proposed Order or Document Index # 17
  20. Petition for Auth to Impose Treatment Neuroleptic Meds Index # 18
  21. Affidavit-Other Index # 19
  22. Fnd, Conclusion and Order in Civil Commitment Prob Cause Hrg Index # 20 (Judicial Officer: Cain, Janet L. Barke )
  23. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 21
  24. Order and Notice of Hearing Index # 23 (Judicial Officer: Cain, Janet L. Barke )
  25. Remote Hearing Instructions Provided Index # 22
  26. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 24
  27. Examiner's Report Index # 25
  28. e-Service Carver County Health and Human Services Served 05/31/2022
  29. e-Service PFEFFER, DUSTIN JACOB Served 05/31/2022
  30. e-Service PFEFFER, DUSTIN JACOB Served 05/31/2022
  31. e-Service Wernsing, Shane Served 05/31/2022
  32. Commitment Hearing (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Wentzell, Michael D.) Result: Held On the Record
  33. Jarvis Hearing (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Wentzell, Michael D.) Result: Held On the Record
  34. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  35. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  36. Order of Stayed Commitment Index # 26 (Judicial Officer: Wentzell, Michael D. )
  37. Notice of Filing of Order and Entry of Judgment Index # 27
  38. Judgment Index # 28
  39. Notice of Filing of Order by Attorney or Party Index # 29
  40. e-Service PFEFFER, DUSTIN JACOB Served 06/03/2022
  41. e-Service PFEFFER, DUSTIN JACOB Served 06/03/2022
  42. Change of Status Report Index # 30
  43. Proposed Order or Document Index # 31
  44. e-Service Carver County Health and Human Services Served 06/27/2022
  45. Order-Other Index # 32 (Judicial Officer: Cain, Janet L. Barke )
  46. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 33
  47. 90 Day Stay of Commitment Report Index # 34
  48. 90 Day Stay of Commitment Report Index # 35
  49. Proposed Order or Document Index # 36
  50. Order Terminating Proceeding and Discharging Patient Index # 37 (Judicial Officer: Fallon, Martin S. )

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