No. 23-1273

Catherine Brennan v. Cass County Health, Human and Veteran Services, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-commitment civil-rights due-process heck-precedent heck-v-humphrey psychotropic-drugs section-1983 willful-indifference
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is Heck v. Humphrey precedent to require persons subject to civil commitment proceedings not related to a criminal proceeding to vacate the commitment order of a non-criminal patient prior to commencing a section 1983 action?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is Heck v. Humphrey precedent to require persons subject to civil commitment proceedings not related to a criminal proceeding to vacate the commitment order of a non-criminal patient prior to commencing a section 1983 action? 2. Does due process require that “willful indifference” be proven when government officials and medical personnel involved in civil commitment proceedings inject a non-consenting person with psychotropic drugs in direct violation of a state statute? i

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-01
Waiver of Cass County Health, Human and Veteran Services and Marsha McMillen of right to respond submitted.
2024-07-01
Waiver of right of respondents Cass County Health, Human and Veteran Services and Marsha McMillen, et al. to respond filed.
2024-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)

Attorneys

Cass County Health, Human and Veteran Services and Marsha McMillen
James R. AndreenErstad & Riemer, P.A., Respondent
Cass County Health, Human and Veteran Services and Marsha McMillen, et al.
James R. AndreenErstad & Riemer, P.A., Respondent
Catherine Brennan
Wayne B. HolstadHolstad & Knaak, Petitioner
Wayne B. HolstadHolstad & Knaak, Petitioner