Thomas James Papantony v. Bill Hedrick, Warden, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners

Thomas James Papantony was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. In November 1997, he was found incompetent to stand trial and was committed to a federal mental health center. At the federal mental health center, he was diagnosed with delusional disorder and treated against his will with antipsy-chotic drugs. Papantony then filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming a violation of his substantive right under the Due Process Clause not to be forcibly administered antipsychotic drugs to render him competent to stand trial. The district court dismissed his…