No. 18-5636
Tags: 18-usc-4248 28-usc-1658 circuit-split civil-action civil-commitment federal-civil-procedure federal-procedure statute-of-limitations statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the 28 U.S.C. § 1658(a) four-year statute of limitations for "a civil action arising under an Act of Congress" applies to civil commitment proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 4248.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the 28 U.S.C. § 1658(a) four-year statute of limitations for a civil action arising under an Act of Congress' applies to civil commitment proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 4248
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2018)
2018-05-09
Application (17A1218) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 17, 2018.
2018-05-02
Application (17A1218) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 17, 2018 to August 16, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Edgar Searcy
Eric Joseph Brignac — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent