In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Peter Allan aka Peter Allan George
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Appellant challenges the district court's denial of his motion under Minn. R. Civ. P. 60.02(e) for relief from his indeterminate civil commitment.
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Appellant challenges the district court's denial of his motion under Minn. R. Civ. P. 60.02(e) for relief from his indeterminate civil commitment. He makes essentially two arguments: (1) he has a right to represent himself in civil-commitment proceedings, and the district court violated that right, amounting to structural error, by appointing counsel; and (2) his motion is proper under rule 60.02 because he does not seek discharge from civil commitment but vacation of the order appointing counsel that predated his civil commitment. We affirm.
1Opinion of the Court
This opinion is nonprecedential except as provided by Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. 1(c). STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A25-0652 In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Peter Allan aka Peter Allan George. Filed October 6, 2025 Affirmed Bjorkman, Judge Otter Tail County District Court File No. 56-PR-07-3493 Peter Ista Toto Allan, Moose Lake, Minnesota (pro se appellant) Keith Ellison, Attorney General, James Austad, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Michelle Eldien, Otter Tail County Attorney, Fergus Falls, Minnesota (for respondent Otter Tail County…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re IrwinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- In re the Civil Commitment of MoenCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013
- In re Commitment of JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2019