No. 22-6958

Thomas Powers v. David Doll, et al.

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2023-03-08
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-commitment civil-detainee civil-rights due-process illinois-supreme-court legal-malpractice sexual-violent-person-act sixth-amendment speedy-trial
Latest Conference: 2023-05-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a pre-trial detainee has a right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED WHETHER PETITIONER THOMAS POWERS WHO HAS BEEN PENDING A CIVIL DETAINEE SINCE JUNE26,2012 PENDING A CIVIL COMMITMENT HEARING IS INNOCENT UNTIL : PROVEN: GULITY. : WHETHER A PRE-TRIAL DETAINEE CAN FILE A LEGAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM ON THE . ATTORNIES FOR THEIR PART IN A TEN YEAR DELAY TO OBTAIN A CIVIL COMMITMENT HEARING UNDER ILLINOIS" SEXUAL VIOLENT PERSON ACT 725 ILCS ILCS 207/1 et seq.{Guaramtees Sixth Amepdmemt Rights (speedy trial Barker vs. Wingo 407 US 532,92 SCt. 2182).THIS:LEGAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM IS BASED ON DEFENDANTS DOLL AND RUBIN SYSTEMATIC BREAKDOWN OF THEIR PUBLIC DEFENDER'S . OFFICE CAUSED THIS DELAY.AT LEAST THE MAJORITY:, OF. II. WHY THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT DID NOT CORRECT THIS DISPUTE OF THE ILLINOIS APPELLATE SECOND DISTRICT COURT STATING "PHE APPELLANT(THOMAS POWERS) HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED AS A SEXUAL VIOLENT PERSON" WHEN HE HAS NOT? . : -4~ ; v : , . :

Docket Entries

2023-05-15
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).
2023-04-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2022-12-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 7, 2023)

Attorneys

Thomas Powers
Thomas Powers — Petitioner
Thomas Powers — Petitioner