Legal Opinion
Dustin J. Merryfield v. Jerry Montagne, et al.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided September 28, 2026No. 5:26-cv-03174Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS DUSTIN J. MERRYFIELD, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 26-3174-JWL JERRY MONTAGNE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiff brings this pro se civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is a civilly committed detainee under the Kansas Sexually Violent Predators Act (“SVPA”), K.S.A. §§ 59- 29a01 to 29a022. At the time of filing, he resided in the inpatient housing at the Larned State Hospital in Larned, Kansas (“LSH”) in the Kansas Sexual Predator Treatment Program (“SPTP”). The Court granted Plaintiff leave to proceed in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McKune v. LileSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Johnson v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- DeSpain v. UphoffCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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