Legal Opinion
In re Civil Commitment of Lonergan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 11, 2012No. Nos. A10-1269, A10-1270PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.
Peter Gerard Lonergan and Robert Archie Kunshier are both indeterminately civilly committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. Lonergan and Kun-shier each sought relief from his commitment by filing a pro se motion in Dakota County District Court under Minn. R. Civ. P. 60.02. After the district court denied the motions, both Lonergan and Kunshier appealed. The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of Lonergan’s motion. The court held that as a Sexually Dangerous Person, Lonergan could not use Rule 60.02 to seek a discharge from his indeterminate…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re LinehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- Marriage of Tischendorf v. TischendorfSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- State v. BeckSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Hince v. O'KEEFESupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Guillaume & Associates, Inc. v. Don-John Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Beaulieu v. Minnesota Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
- In re Commitment of JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2019
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