No. 18-7519

Daltonia Duncan v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
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
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. LeistenFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jennifer C. LeistenFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent