No. 20-7775
Fita E. Spann v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-4246 18-usc-4247 bodily-injury conditional-release due-process federal-mental-health-statutes mental-health-statutes psychiatric-examination risk-assessment substantial-risk
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2021-05-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Due Process and the federal mental health statutes require a new mental examination prior to revocation of conditional release
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED WHETHER DUE PROCESS AND THE FEDERAL MENTAL HEALTH STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 4246 AND § 4247 REQUIRE A NEW MENTAL EXAMINATION, PRIOR TO THE REVOCATION OF A TERM OF CONDITIONAL RELEASE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 4246(f), ADDRESSING THE ESSENTIAL STATUTORY QUESTION OF WHETHER “IN LIGHT OF HIS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PRESCRIBED REGIMEN OF MEDICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE OR TREATMENT, HIS CONTINUED RELEASE WOULD CREATE A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF BODILY INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON OR SERIOUS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF ANOTHER?” 1
Docket Entries
2021-05-17
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-04-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-04-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 17, 2021)
Attorneys
Fita Spann
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent