No. 22A722
Tags: burden-of-proof due-process-clause impartial-judge involuntary-commitment psychiatric-hospitalization trial-court-role
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Due Process Clause allows a trial court to combine the roles of prosecutor and judge in proceedings for the involuntary commitment of a person to a psychiatric hospital.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Due Process Clause prohibits a trial court from combining the roles of prosecutor and judge in involuntary civil commitment proceedings by presenting evidence for commitment and then determining whether that evidence satisfies the state's burden of proof
Docket Entries
2023-02-08
Application (22A722) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 17, 2023.
2023-02-02
Application (22A722) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 16, 2023 to April 17, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
J.R.
Stuart Banner — UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner