In re the Detention of Thomas G. Ruthers, Jr.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 17-1539 Filed November 7, 2018 IN RE THE DETENTION OF THOMAS G. RUTHERS, JR., Respondent-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mahaska County, Daniel P. Wilson and Joel D. Yates (motion for summary judgment, motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and trial), Judges. The respondent appeals from the district court judgment finding him to be a sexually violent predator subject to civil commitment. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Michael H. Adams of State Public Defender’s…