No. 18-7689

Frank James v. Rebecca Kapusta, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-commitment civil-procedure constitutional-provisions criminal-convictions criminal-judgments due-process involuntary-commitment involuntary-proceedings standing statute-of-limitations
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the criminal judgments and convictions that are being utilized for involuntary civil commitment are barred by the Florida civil action statute of limitations

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED / J THE CRIMINAL JUDGMENTS AND CONVICTIONS THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED FOR INVOLUNTARY . CIVIL COMMITMENT ARE OVER 20 YEARS OLD AND THEREFORE BARRED BY THE FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

Docket Entries

2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-06
Waiver of right of respondent Rebecca Kapusta to respond filed.
2019-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Frank James
Frank James — Petitioner
Rebecca Kapusta
Shane WeaverOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent