No. 25-6632

Alveto Rivera v. Mark Gray

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-21
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: attorney-misconduct civil-commitment civil-rights legal-malpractice section-1983 state-action
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a plaintiff can sue his former attorney under the color of state law for actions during a civil commitment trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the pla intiff 'is allow to sue his formal attorney under the color of state law, and to where the violation occurred while the defendant acted under the color of state law. | ■ . i i PARTIES The plaintiff is Alvetd Rivera, a prisoner at MSOP St. Peter Facility in St. Peter Minnesota, 100 Freeipan Drive, St. Peter, MN 56082. The Defendant is Mark Gray an attorney that represent the plaintiff in a civil commitment trial. !

Docket Entries

2025-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Alveto Rivera
Alveto Rivera — Petitioner
Alveto Rivera — Petitioner