No. 21-8234

Bithomas Ceasar, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-06-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: bureau-of-prisons commitment competency competency-hearing criminal-procedure district-court judicial-authority mental-health-commitment restoration statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-09-28 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court lacks authority to order additional competency restoration commitment under 18 U.S.C. § 4241(d)(2)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED ; | Whether a district court lacks authority to order additional competency| restoration commitment under 18 U.S.C. § 4241(d)(2) once the director | of a Bureau of Prisons medical facility has certified that a defendant is | competent to proceed. i

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-06-27
Motion (21M130) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted.
2022-06-07
MOTION (21M130) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2022-05-17
Motion (21M130) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
2022-05-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 27, 2022)

Attorneys

Bithomas Ceasar, Jr.
Scott A. MartinFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent