No. 18-7519
Daltonia Duncan v. United States
Tags: 18-usc-4246 civil-commitment civil-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction federal-statute judicial-procedure mental-health mental-health-law state-custody statutory-interpretation united-states-code
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court may civilly commit a person under 18 U.S.C. § 4246 without first determining whether suitable arrangements for state custody are unavailable
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court may civilly commit a person under 18 U.S.C. § 4246 without first determining whether suitable arrangements for state custody are unavailable. |
Docket Entries
2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 21, 2019)
Attorneys
Daltonia Duncan
Jennifer C. Leisten — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jennifer C. Leisten — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent