SYCAMORE – The 20-year-old Naperville man who police said planned the fraternity party where a 19-year-old pledge died stood quietly between his attorney and uncle in court Friday.

Steven A. Libert’s first court appearance on a felony hazing charge related to David Bogenberger’s death was largely routine: Judge Robbin Stuckert read the charges and gave him permission to travel to Wisconsin to help his mother move.

The short hearing marked the beginning of the legal process for the 22 Northern Illinois University students charged with hazing.