No. 18-8317

Robert Gering v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-03-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment civil-commitment civil-procedure constitutional-right due-process florida-constitution florida-procedure fourteenth-amendment jury-trial liberty-interest trial-by-jury
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the constitutional right to a trial by jury in a civil commitment case can be circumvented by a Florida rule of civil procedure nullifying the inviolate clause of Article 1 § 22, Florida Constitution, where a liberty interest is at stake under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED THE CONTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN A CIVIL COMMITMENT CASE CANNOT BE CIRCUMVENTED BY A FLORIDA RULE OF CIVIL : PROCEDURE NULLIFYING THE INVIOLATE CLAUSE . ; OF ARTICLE 1 § 22, FLORIDA CONSTITUTION, : WHERE A LIBERTY INTEREST IS AT STAKE UNDER ; THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. ;

Docket Entries

2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2019-02-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2019)

Attorneys

Florida
Shane WeaverOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Shane WeaverOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Robert Gering
Robert Gering — Petitioner
Robert Gering — Petitioner