Legal Opinion
United States v. Ecker
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 26, 2007No. Criminal Action No. 89-30028-NMG, Civil Action No. 01-11310-NMGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
In March, 2006, this Court dismissed the indictment against John Leonard Ecker (“Ecker”) who had been held in federal custody for 16 years and charged with one count of felony possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Because of Ecker’s perpetual mental health problems, he remained in federal custody even after dismissal of the indictment.
Now pending before the Court is a renewed motion by Ecker to order the United States Attorney General to transfer him from federal custody to a state facility within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Robert Junior BakerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Michael Francis Charters, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. John EckerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Higgins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ecker v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
- Ecker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
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