No. 18-7375

Wayne Nicolaison v. County of Hennepin, Minnesota

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-commitment civil-rights clear-and-convincing-evidence constitutional-violation due-process foucha-standard foucha-v-louisiana indefinite-commitment presumption-of-innocence section-1983
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the 'Petitioner' entitled to [a] defense of [the] 'presumption of innocence' upon a State's assertion of 'future dangerous behavior' by purely mere 'speculation' a violation of the 5th and 14th Amendment[s] of Due Process, and the standard of 'clear and convincing evidence', to maintain an 'indefinite civil commitment', fundamentally violate this Court's opinion developed under Foucha v Louisiana 504 US 71 (1992)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Petitioner Wayne Nicolaison filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint in the Federal District Court of Minnesota. On Dec. 11, 2017 the Magistrate recommended dismissal without prejudice citing Heck v Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). “Because judgment in Nicolaison’s favor would necessarily imply the invalidity of his commitment, Heck applies to bar his claim. [Doc. C] Nicolaison v Hennepin County; #17-4769 (JRT/DTS); On Jan. 29, 2018 the District Court upheld the Magistrate’s Recommendation [Doc. B] [And] the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Nicolaison v Hennepin County 18-2030 dated Sept. 17, arbitrarily refused to review this case stating: “It is so ordered by the court that the judgment of district court is summarily affirmed.” [Doc. A] Furthermore, in adding salt to the wound; the Appellate Court remanded the case back to the District Court to reverse its’ Order of /n Forma Pauperis and to assess payment of $505 to Petitioner for bringing the Appeal. Id. The question presented: Is the “Petitioner” entitled to [a] defense of [the] “oresumption of innocence” upon a State’s assertion of “future dangerous behavior ” by purely mere “speculation” a violation of the 5“ and 14° Amendment[s] of Due Process, and the standard of “clear and convincing evidence”, to maintain an “indefinite civil commitment”, fundamentally violate this Court’s opinion developed under Foucha v Louisiana 504 US 71 (1992)? 2

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-17
Waiver of right of respondent County of Hennepin, Minnesota to respond filed.
2018-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2019)

Attorneys

County of Hennepin, Minnesota
John L. KirwinHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
John L. KirwinHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Wayne Nicolaison
Wayne Nicolaison — Petitioner
Wayne Nicolaison — Petitioner