Legal Opinion
Seth v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 28, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2018-1034Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARKELLE SETH, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 18-1034 (BAH) v. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The plaintiff, Markelle Seth, challenges his continued civil confinement “in federal prison despite not having been convicted of any crime,” by virtue of the defendants’ decision not to assume responsibility for his custody, care, and treatment, Compl. ⁋ 1, ECF No. 1, after he was found incompetent to face a federal criminal charge of production of child pornography, in violation of 18…
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