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Kevin Scott Karsjens, et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Tony Lourey, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 18-3343 · judgment February 24, 2021
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eighth Circuit decision below, and a petition citing one or two dissents.
Question presented
Whether an involuntarily committed individual whose continued commitment depends on treatment progression has a constitutional right to treatment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Daniel E. Gustafson
Gustafson Gluek PLLC
For respondent
Scott Hiromi Ikeda
Minnesota Attorney General's Office
Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 25 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Aug 23 2021Waiver of right of respondent Tony Lourey, et al. to respond filed.
- Jul 22 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2021)