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Minnesota Unified County

Minnesota

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Case Information

Filed 2021-12-03
Status Closed
Type Commitment - Mentally Ill
Docket 99 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Orput, Pete
Defendant Dahl, Joseph Michael
Photo of Hon. Order-Change of Venue ( Hawley, Sheridan )|Hearing (230 PM) ( Moore, James) Result Held|Order for Minor Settlement Doc ID# 22 ( Moore, Gordon L., III )|Taken Under Advisement Doc ID# 16 ( Moore, James )

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Hon. Order-Change of Venue ( Hawley, Sheridan )|Hearing (230 PM) ( Moore, James) Result Held|Order for Minor Settlement Doc ID# 22 ( Moore, Gordon L., III )|Taken Under Advisement Doc ID# 16 ( Moore, James )

Washington County (MN)

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Docket Entries

  1. Case Filed
  2. Proposed Order or Document Index # 1
  3. Petition for Judicial Commitment Index # 2
  4. Examiner's Report in Support of Petition for Commitment Index # 3
  5. Certified Court Order or Document From Other Court or Agency Index # 4
  6. Pre-Petition Screening Report Index # 5
  7. Certified Court Order or Document From Other Court or Agency Index # 6
  8. Order Appointing Attorney Index # 8 (Judicial Officer: Hawley, Sheridan )
  9. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 9
  10. Commitment Case Security Reviewed per 2015 Rules
  11. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 10
  12. Certify Personal Service Index # 11
  13. Preliminary/Probable Cause Hearing (10:15 AM) (Judicial Officer Pietan, Laura A.) Result: Held On the Record
  14. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  15. Proposed Order or Document Index # 12
  16. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 12/07/2021
  17. Order Appointing Examiner Index # 14 (Judicial Officer: Pietan, Laura A. )
  18. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 15
  19. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 16
  20. Certify Personal Service Index # 17
  21. Substitution of Counsel Index # 18
  22. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 12/10/2021
  23. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 12/10/2021
  24. Request for Continuance Needing Judicial Approval Index # 19
  25. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 20
  26. Certify Personal Service Index # 21
  27. Examiner's Report Index # 22
  28. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 12/30/2021
  29. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 12/30/2021
  30. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 12/30/2021
  31. Examiner's Report Distributed
  32. Certify Personal Service Index # 23
  33. Commitment Hearing (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Hawley, Sheridan) 12/28/2021 Continued to 01/04/2022 - Other - Wernsing, Shane Result: Held On the Record
  34. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  35. Court Clerk Minutes Index # 24
  36. Proposed Order or Document Index # 25
  37. Proposed Order or Document Index # 26
  38. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 01/05/2022
  39. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 01/05/2022
  40. Order for Commitment Index # 27 (Judicial Officer: Hawley, Sheridan )
  41. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 28
  42. Warrant of Commitment and Receipt Index # 29 (Judicial Officer: Hawley, Sheridan )
  43. Notice-Other Index # 30
  44. Certify Personal Service Index # 31
  45. Change of Status Report Index # 32
  46. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 02/24/2022
  47. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 02/24/2022
  48. Correspondence Index # 33
  49. Petition for Auth to Impose Treatment Neuroleptic Meds Index # 34
  50. Physician's Statement in Support of Petition Index # 35
  51. Affidavit in Support of Imposed Treatment by ECT or NTP Index # 36
  52. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 03/04/2022
  53. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 03/04/2022
  54. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 03/04/2022
  55. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 03/04/2022
  56. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 03/04/2022
  57. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 03/04/2022
  58. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 03/04/2022
  59. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 03/04/2022
  60. Proposed Order or Document Index # 37
  61. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 03/17/2022
  62. Order Appointing Attorney Index # 39 (Judicial Officer: Freeman, Juanita C. )
  63. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 40
  64. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 41
  65. Jarvis Hearing (10:15 AM) (Judicial Officer Ilkka, Richard C.) Result: Held On the Record
  66. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  67. 60-90 Day Commitment Report Index # 42
  68. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 03/24/2022
  69. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 03/24/2022
  70. Proposed Order or Document Index # 43
  71. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 03/25/2022
  72. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 44
  73. Order Appointing Examiner Index # 46 (Judicial Officer: Galler, Gregory G. )
  74. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 47
  75. Examiner's Report Index # 48
  76. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 05/02/2022
  77. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 05/02/2022
  78. Examiner's Report Distributed
  79. Jarvis Hearing (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Pietan, Laura A.) Result: Held On the Record
  80. Hearing Held Using Remote Technology
  81. Court Clerk Minutes Index # 49
  82. Proposed Order Due [R] (Judicial Officer: Pietan, Laura A. )
  83. Proposed Order or Document Index # 50 (Judicial Officer: Pietan, Laura A. )
  84. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 05/05/2022
  85. Order for Commitment and Treatment with NTP Index # 52 (Judicial Officer: Pietan, Laura A. )
  86. Notice of Filing of Order Index # 53
  87. 6-Month Report Index # 54
  88. e-Service Orput, Pete Served 05/27/2022
  89. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 05/27/2022
  90. Proposed Order or Document Index # 55
  91. Summons and Notice Index # 57
  92. Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions Index # 58
  93. Notice of Motion and Motion Index # 59
  94. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 06/09/2022
  95. Preliminary/Probable Cause Hearing (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Brosnahan, Helen R.) Result: Held On the Record
  96. Hearing Held Remote
  97. Proposed Order or Document Index # 60
  98. e-Service Dahl, Joseph Michael Served 06/14/2022
  99. Order-Change of Venue Index # 61 (Judicial Officer: Brosnahan, Helen R. )

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