United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant appealed a magistrate judge's order authorizing the involuntary administration of medication for the purpose of making defendant stand trial, and the Court reversed the decision, holding that the magistrate judge lacked the authority to issue the order.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2004
• Decided 07/20/2004
• Published 07/20/2004

Judges

• Before:  DOROTHY W. NELSON, JOHN R. GIBSON, and SUSAN P. GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Angela Marie Krueger (argued), Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, Garrett M. Heenan (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.