Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilkinson
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 22, 2009No. Civ. 07-12061-MLW, 07-12062-MLWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
This memorandum is based upon the transcript of the decision rendered orally on May 26, 2009, in which the court allowed respondents’ Motions to Dismiss and issued a stay. This memorandum adds citations, deletes some colloquy, and clarifies some language.
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I. INTRODUCTION
Former federal prisoners and respondents in these two related cases, Steven Wilkinson and Andrew Swarm, have moved to dismiss their respective cases seeking their purportedly civil commitments as sexually dangerous persons pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4248, the Jimmy Ryce provision of…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. BroncheauDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2010
- United States v. WilkinsonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009