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Minnesota Unified County

Minnesota

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Case Information

Filed 2022-05-18
Status Under Court Jurisdiction
Type Commitment - Mentally Ill
Docket 59 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services
Defendant HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD
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Judge

Hon. Listug Melissa

Big Stone County (MN)

Minnesota

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Docket Entries

  1. Other Document Index # 1
  2. Petition for Judicial Commitment Index # 2
  3. Other Document Index # 3
  4. Medical Record Index # 4
  5. Pre-Petition Screening Report Index # 5
  6. Report-Other Index # 6
  7. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 7
  8. Order Appointing Examiner and Attorney Index # 8 (Judicial Officer: Wentzell, Stephen J. )
  9. Summons and Notice Index # 9
  10. Rule 20.01 Felony
  11. Examiner's Report Index # 10
  12. Examiner's Report Distributed
  13. Commitment Hearing (4:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Listug,Melissa ,) Result: Held On the Record
  14. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  15. Order for Commitment Index # 11 (Judicial Officer: Listug,Melissa , )
  16. Change of Status Report Index # 12
  17. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 07/18/2022
  18. Correspondence Index # 13
  19. Petition for Auth to Impose Treatment Neuroleptic Meds Index # 14
  20. Physician's Statement in Support of Petition Index # 15
  21. Affidavit in Support of Imposed Treatment by ECT or NTP Index # 16
  22. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 07/29/2022
  23. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 07/29/2022
  24. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 07/29/2022
  25. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 07/29/2022
  26. Summons and Notice Index # 17
  27. Correspondence Index # 18
  28. Certify Personal Service Index # 19
  29. Examiner's Report Index # 20
  30. Examiner's Report Index # 21
  31. Examiner's Report Distributed
  32. Treatment Report Index # 22
  33. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 08/08/2022
  34. Jarvis Hearing (1:45 PM) (Judicial Officer Listug,Melissa ,) Result: Held On the Record
  35. Hearing Held Remote
  36. Order Authorizing Use of Neuroleptic Medications Index # 23 (Judicial Officer: Listug,Melissa , )
  37. Change of Status Report Index # 24
  38. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 10/14/2022
  39. 6-Month Report Index # 25
  40. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 10/17/2022
  41. Notice of Hearing Index # 26
  42. Proposed Order or Document Index # 27
  43. Commitment Hearing (9:15 AM) (Judicial Officer Fischer, Jennifer) Result: Held On the Record
  44. Hearing Held Remote
  45. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 28
  46. Order Appointing Second Examiner Selected by Respondent Index # 29 (Judicial Officer: Fischer, Jennifer )
  47. Order-Other Index # 30 (Judicial Officer: Fischer, Jennifer )
  48. Examiner's Report in Support of Petition for Commitment Index # 31
  49. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 11/14/2022
  50. Commitment Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Fischer, Jennifer) Result: Held On the Record
  51. Examiner's Report Distributed
  52. Hearing Held Remote
  53. Order for Continued Commitment Index # 32 (Judicial Officer: Fischer, Jennifer )
  54. Correspondence for Judicial Approval Index # 33
  55. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 11/23/2022
  56. e-Service Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Served 11/23/2022
  57. Correspondence for Judicial Approval Index # 34
  58. e-Service Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Served 11/23/2022
  59. e-Service HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN RICHARD Served 11/23/2022

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