United States v. Gamarra

JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge

Before the Court is [31] the government's objection to Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson's Report and Recommendation on the government's motion to involuntarily medicate defendant Jean-Paul Gamarra to restore him to competency. The Report and Recommendation denied the government's motion, holding that "treatment" is a statutory prerequisite for involuntary medication and that the government failed to meet that requirement. For the reasons that follow, this Court will set aside the Report and Recommendation.

BACKGROUND

Gamarra was arrested outside…