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Tag: involuntary commitment
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Luke Wenke APPEAL #25-1165 – Order of Commitment
The document below is a copy of the district court’s order of commitment that Luke Wenke was challenging in this appeal case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Order of Commitment April 23rd, 2025 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #194 | APPEAL CASE #26-1165, DOC. #2 Categories: Luke…
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Luke Wenke APPEAL #25-1165 – Notice of Appeal (Doc. #1)
After being involuntarily committed to a facility for mental health treatment during the spring of 2025, Luke Wenke appealed the court’s decision to institutionalize him. This was the second of two appeals stemming from Wenke’s original federal cyberstalking case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Notice…
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MEMORANDUM: The Defense Urges the Court NOT to Forcibly Institutionalize Luke Wenke
The following document is a post-hearing memorandum that Luke Wenke’s public defender, Frank Passafiume, submitted to the court following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Wenke suffers from a mental disease or defect warranting involuntary treatment. Passafiume outright accuses the prosecution’s expert…
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TRANSCRIPTS: Luke Wenke’s Involuntary Commitment Hearings
The transcripts below (contained within two separate PDF viewers) feature word-for-word accounts of what was said during an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Luke Wenke needed involuntary mental health treatment. The proceedings took place on February 18th, 2025 and April 10th, 2025 at the Robert…
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DOCUMENT: The U.S. Government Urges the Court to Deny Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…
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ORDER: District Court Judge Denies Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…
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USA v. Luke Wenke Appeals – Docket Reports
The following docket reports pertain to two appeals that Luke Wenke filed in his first cyberstalking case (1:22-cr-00035). The first docket report pertains to Wenke’s most recent appeal case (#25-1165), and the docket report below it pertains to his previous appeal case (#23-6964). USA v.…