Smith v. Stover

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS MARK D. SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 18-cv-1023-DWD ) SARAH BROWN-FOILES, ) ROB JEFFREYS, ) HEATHER WRIGHT, and ) DANIEL Q. SULLIVAN, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DUGAN, District Judge: Plaintiff Mark D. Smith is a civil detainee housed at Big Muddy Correctional Center (“Big Muddy”) as a result of a civil commitment proceeding pursuant to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, 725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (“SDPA”). Under the SDPA, “[p]ersons charged with sex offenses in Illinois may be diverted…