No. 25-5968
Response RequestedResponse WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process involuntary-commitment mental-competency
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the mandatory commitment of a permanently incompetent defendant solely to assess the possibility of restoring competency violate due process?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
1. Does the mandatory commitment of a permanently incompetent defendant solely to assess the possibility of restoring competency violate due process? ii INTERESTED PARTIES Pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 14.1(b)(i) , Mr. Wheeler submits that there are no
Docket Entries
2026-01-29
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2026-01-28
Letter of United States submitted.
2026-01-28
Letter from the Solicitor General consenting to the dismissal of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 46.1 filed.
2026-01-27
Motion of Mark Wheeler to dismiss submitted.
2026-01-27
Motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 filed by counsel for petitioner.
2025-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 30, 2026.
2025-12-29
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-12-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 31, 2025 to January 30, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-12-01
Response Requested. (Due December 31, 2025)
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 28, 2025)
Attorneys
Mark Wheeler
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent