No. 18-7742

Luis A. Serna v. County of Hennepin, Minnesota

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-commitment civil-rights due-process foucha-v-louisiana future-dangerous-behavior heck-doctrine kingsley-v-hendrickson presumption-of-innocence section-1983 speculation state-speculation
Latest Conference: 2019-03-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is the "Petitioner" entitled to [a] defense of [the] "presumption of innocence" upon a State's assertion of "future dangerous behavior" via pure "speculation"; as a violation of the 5th and 14th Amendment[s] of Due Process standard, fundamentally violate this Court's opinion developed under Foucha v Louisiana 504 US 71 (1992) and/or Kingsley v Hendrickson et.al ., 576 US , (2015)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the 'Petitioner' entitled to [a] defense of [the] 'presumption of innocence' upon a State's assertion of 'future dangerous behavior' via pure 'speculation'; as a violation of the 5th and 14th Amendment[s] of Due Process standard, fundamentally violate this Court's opinion developed under Foucha v Louisiana 504 US 71 (1992) and/or Kingsley v Hendrickson et.al.,576 US __, (2015)?

Docket Entries

2019-03-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
2019-02-07
Waiver of right of respondent County of Hennepin, Minnesota to respond filed.
2018-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 6, 2019)

Attorneys

County of Hennepin, Minnesota
John L. KirwinHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Luis A. Serna
Luis A. Serna — Petitioner