No. 21-5246

Jeffrey Ferguson v. Cook County Correctional Facility/Cermak, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights due-process emergency-care involuntary-commitment mental-health patient-rights
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1.) To what degree are standard psychiatry protocols to be followed in the event of an emergency commitment, transfer, discharge, and after-care planning?

2. Do the benefits of non-psychiatrist to override involuntary commitment?

C non - psychiatrist to override involuntary psychiatrist a medically justifiable decision?

issued by the State - documenting the serious medical need for involuntary hospitalization?

5. To [42 USs & 1395 d] apply to Act plaintiffs complalnt, since he had not been stabilized prior to discharge?

6) Oid the plantiff receive the same standard of mental health "free -world care as patient who was delosional, manic, agitated, threatening, unable to care for his own needs and reasonably expecteld to hurt someane else or himself?

Exhibit A), did the plaintit recelve equal treatment as other arrest?

overgeneralized and mis interpreted the scope, application of and otiity of the IL Mental lower courts the assume to have its own subjectlve !expert knowledye regarding standard psychiatry protocols the event ot in evvergency an involuntary transter

10. Is an expert witness objective f standards 6

11.) without Discovery process beisg opened, a the plaintiff of care claims?

prove his standords

12 Are IL statutes, plantifs psychiatric standards claims the IL Mental Health lode 40s Ics s/oo et.seg. Federal decisions, and a State - issued Inpatient Certificate enough to prove that the state compelled a private hospital (mt. Sinai) to Involuntarily commit a detainee.

13. According +O the PAMI Act [42 USCS§ 108017 the State is compelled to investigate any incidents of Neglect, lack mertally ill -if there is probable cavse to believe that the incidents happened. Should the Appeals courts decision be reversed and remanded back to the District courtwith a court appointed lawyer -so that an adequate

Question Presented (AI Summary)

To what degree must standard psychiatry protocols be followed in the event of an involuntary commitment, transfer, discharge?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-04-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 30, 2021)

Attorneys

Jeffrey Ferguson
Jeffrey Ferguson — Petitioner