United States v. Thrasher

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SACHS, District Judge.

Pending before the court is the Government’s application for involuntary medication of defendant, who has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial on a firearm possession charge. Magistrate Judge Hays conducted a hearing in Springfield under the Sell decision (Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003)) and has filed a report and recommendation that involuntary medication be ordered. For reasons stated, I agree with and will adopt the report and recommendation, although I disagree with one rationale used by Judge…