Patterson v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Dean Patterson appeals from a circuit court order dismissing his petition for review of a Board of Regents determination. Patterson used registered mail rather than certified mail to serve his petition on the Board. The court concluded that because sec. 227. 16(1) (a), Stats., requires either personal service or service by certified mail, Patterson’s use of registered mail did not satisfy the statutory requirements. Because service by registered mail more than fulfills the statutory purpose behind the requirement of service by certified mail, we reverse the court’s order dismissing…