# U ni te d S ta te s Co ur t of A pp ea ls For the Eig hth Circu it

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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Weste rn Dis tri ct of M is so ur i - Sp rin gf ie ld

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Su bm it te d: Feb ru ary 15 , 20 19 Fi le d: Marc h 6 , 20 19 [Un pu bl is he d]

__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re BENTON, W OLLMAN, and KELLY , Cir cu it Ju dg es

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PER CURI AM.

Ran dy St ewart , who was fo un d in co m pe te nt to pr oc eed un de r 18 U.S.C.§ 42 41 (d ) on ch arg ed vi ol at io ns of hi s su pe rv is ed -rel eas e co nd it io ns , ap pe al sth e di st ric t co ur t’s or de r ci v i l l y c om m it ti ng hi m un de r 18 U.S.C. § 42 46
, whi ch 1

pr ov i d e s f

o r t he ho sp it al iz at io n of a pe rs on who is fo un d- -b y cl ear an d co nv in ci ng

ev id en ce aft er a he ari ng --t o be su ffer in g fro m a m en ta l di se as e or de fect su ch th at hi s rel eas e wou ld crea te a su bs ta nt ia l ris k o f b o di ly i nju ry to an ot he r pe rs on or se rio us da m ag e to th e pr op ert y of an ot he r. See Uni te d St at es v. W il li am s, 29 9 F.3 d 67 3, 67 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 02 ). Fo r rev ers al
, S t e wart ch al le ng es th e su ffi ci en cy of th e ev id en ce jus ti fy in g h is co m

m it m en t.

Hav in g rev ie wed fo r cl ear erro r th e di st ric t co ur t’s fact ua l de te rm in at io ns , se e id
., we affi rm

. Sp eci fic al ly, th e di st ric t co ur t’s co m m it m en t or de r is su pp or te d by th e
op in io ns of th e m en ta l he al th ex pe rts who as se ss ed St ewart at th e Uni te d St at es Med ic al Cen te r fo r Fed eral Pri so ne rs in Sp rin gf ie ld
, Mi ss ou ri- -wh ere he is pr es en tl y

co nf in ed fo r tre at m en t-- an d th e op in io n of th e in de pe nd en t ps y ch ol og ic al ex am in er th at St ewart is su ffer in g fro m a se rio us m en ta l il ln es s su ch th at he m eet s th e cri te ria fo r se ct io n 42 46 co m

m it m en t, in pa rt be cau se of hi s hi st or y of de lu si on s an d pa ran oi d be li efs
, hi s rece nt ag gr es si ve be ha vi or s, hi s la ck of in si gh t in to hi s m en ta l co nd it io n

an d hi s ne ed fo r m ed ic at io n, hi s fai lu re to rem ai n m ed ic at io n- co m pl ia nt whi le in th e

co m m u n i ty, an d hi s co nt in ui ng de lu si on s ab ou t th reat s ag ai ns t hi s li fe de sp it e

m ed ic at io n c om

pl ia nc e. See Will ia m s, 2 99 F.3d at 67 6- 78 ; Uni te d St at es v. Eck er, 30 F.3 d 9 66 , 97 0 (8 th Cir . 19 94 ) (l is ti ng su gg es te d fa ct or s i n de te rm in in g po te nt ia l da ng ero us ne ss ). W e no te th at th e Att or ne y Gen eral m us t co nt in ue it s effo rts to pl ace St ewart in a su it ab le st at e faci li ty an d pr ep are an nu al rep or ts co nc ern in g hi s co nd it io n

an d th e ne ed fo r c o n t in ue d co m m it m en t. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 42 46 (d ), 42 47 (e)( 1) (B).

The jud gm en t i s af

fir m ed , and co un se l’s m ot io n t o wi th dr aw is gra nt ed

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The Hon or ab le M. Dou gl as Harp oo l
, U n i t ed St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri, ad op ti ng th e rep or t an d reco mm e n d a t i on s of th e Hon or ab le Dav id P. Ru sh
, Uni te d St at es Mag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri.

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