1st Circuit Court of Appeals case affirming in part and reversing in part complex litigation involving Massachusetts Treatment Center, finding no Due Process violations in Appelants cases.
Healey v. Spencer (1st Cir. 2014)
Posted: September 9, 2023
People v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2nd. Dist. 2018)
Posted: September 9, 2023
California Court of Appeal opinion finding that right to Speedy Trial was violated in case of man who was held for 17 years without civil commitment hearing due to variety of factors.
Meyer v. Stacken (D. Minn. 2019)
Posted: September 9, 2023
Federal trial court in Minnesota refusing to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit alleging constitutional violations stemming from MSOP officials refusing to allow family visitations with civilly committed individual.
Van Orden v. Stringer (8th Cir. 2019)
Posted: September 9, 2023
8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the dismissal of class-action litigation concerning Missouri's sex offense civil commitment program in light of Karsjens.
United States v. White (4th Cir. 2019)
Posted: September 9, 2023
4th Circuit Court of Appeals holding that district court lacked the authority to dismiss a commitment proceeding against someone who was not competent to stand trial, and that furthermore such a commitment proceeding would not offend Due Process protections.
Pesci v. Budz (11th Cir. 2019)
Posted: September 9, 2023
11th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion finding that civil commitment center's ban on committee's publication and subsequent page-limitations did not offend First Amendment rights.
In re Sigler (Kan. 2019)
Posted: September 9, 2023
Kansas Supreme Court affirming the commitment of an individual who was the subject of a second SVP petition in the wake of technical violations of his supervision, rejecting res judicata, collateral estoppel and Due Process arguments.
People v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2019)
Posted: September 9, 2023
California Court of Appeal affirming the dismissal of an SVP petition, where the state relied on inadmissible hearsay in the form of expert evaluator reports to meet their burden of proof.
In re Butler (Cal. Ct. App. 2020)
Posted: September 9, 2023
California Court of Appeal opinion finding that a 12 year trial delay in a SVP proceeding violates Due Process.
Benitez v. Hutchens (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: September 9, 2023
9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing the dismissal of a civil rights complaint, alleging that confinement in a jail as a civil committee violated constitutional rights.