In re the Civil Commitment of Lonergan
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUDSON, Judge.
Appellant, who is indeterminately committed as a sexually dangerous person (SDP), challenges the district court’s order denying his motion to vacate the indeterminate-commitment order under Minn. R. Civ. P. 60.02. Appellant argues that the district court’s failure to discharge him, or, in the alternative, to order appropriate treatment in the Minnesota Sex-Offender Treatment Program (MSOP), violated his substantive due-process rights under the United States and Minnesota constitutions. Because the statutory framework governing commitment as an SDP does not authorize a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of WicksCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
- In Re the Civil Commitment of TravisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009
- Matter of PopeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- Coker v. LudemanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009
- In Re the Civil Commitment of BeaulieuCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2007
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re Civil Commitment of LonerganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
- Beaulieu v. Minnesota Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2011
- In re the Civil Commitment of MoenCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013