No. 18-7276

Juan Francisco Vega, et al. v. Rebecca Kapusta, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-01-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law civil-commitment civil-procedure civil-rights deterrence due-process for-profit-corporation Kansas-v-Hendricks-521-US-346-1997 retribution retribution-and-deterrence statutory-interpretation statutory-oversight
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw
Latest Conference: 2019-02-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

May a for-profit corporation enact a system of retribution-and-deterrence by way of policy, in desecration of the dicta of Kansas-v-Hendricks, 521-U.S.-346-(1997), at a civil-commitment-center?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED : I. MAY A FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ENACT A SYSTEM OF RETRIBUTION AND DETERRENCE BY WAY OF POLICY, IN DESECRATION OF THE DICTA OF KANSAS V. HENDRICKS, 521 U.S. 346 (1997), AT A CIVIL COMMITMENT CENTER? . ; II. MAY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN ; AND FAMILIES RELINQUISHED ITS EXECUTIVE _ ' AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OF THE .. . SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR PROGRAM AND BAKER ACT PROGRAM TO A FOR PROFIT , CORPORATION, IN VIOLATION OF THE FLORIDA . STATUTES?

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-01-30
Waiver of right of respondent Rebecca Kapusta to respond filed.
2018-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2019)

Attorneys

Juan Francisco Vega, et al.
Juan Francisco Vega — Petitioner
Juan Francisco Vega — Petitioner
Rebecca Kapusta
Amitabh AgarwalOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Amitabh AgarwalOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent