Knott Usa v#1 Petition for Mental Status

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THEWESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

SOUTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

)

Plaintiff, ))

v. ) Civil Action

) No. 02-3182-CV-S-1

ROBERT KNOTT, )

)

Defendant. )

PETITION TO DETERMINE PRESENT

MENTAL CONDITION OF AN IMPRISONED PRISONER

COMES NOW, the United States of America, by and through the

United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and

moves the Court for a hearing on the present mental condition of

ROBERT KNOTT pursuant to the provisions of Title 18, United States

Code, Section 4245.

SUGGESTIONS

1. Plaintiff states there is reasonable cause to believe that

ROBERT KNOTT is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect

(Schizophrenia, undifferentiated type), for which he requires care

and treatment in a suitable facility.

2. ROBERT KNOTT is a convicted prisoner serving a life sentence

of imprisonment. Attached hereto as Exhibit Ais a copy of

defendant's Judgment and Commitment Order and Sentence Computation.

Defendant is incarcerated in the Mental Health Evaluation Unit at the

United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (USMCFP) in

Springfield, Missouri. On April 19, 2002, defendant was examined by

Richart L. DeMeir, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, at the USMCFP. It

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is the opinion of Dr. DeMeir that ROBERT KNOTT is presently suffering

from a mental disease or defect for which he requires care and

treatment in a suitable psychiatric hospital. Attached hereto as

Exhibit B is the Psychological Report.

3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is an Inmate Request to Staff

Member, which establishes that the defendant has objected to

psychiatric treatment and has refused to be admitted to the Mental

Health Treatment Unit at the USMCFP for psychiatric care and

treatment.

WHEREFORE, plaintiff moves this Court for a hearing to determine

the present mental condition of ROBERT KNOTT for the Court's order

finding that ROBERT KNOTT is suffering from a mental disease or

defect for the treatment of which the defendant is in need of custody

in a suitable facility; and, for the Court's order committing ROBERT

KNOTT to the custody of the Attorney General for hospitalization and

treatment in a suitable facility until ROBERT KNOTT is no longer in

need of such care or treatment in such a facility or until the

expiration of his sentence of imprisonment.

Respectfully submitted,

TODD P. GRAVESUnited States Attorney

By

______________________________

Dennis J. BitzSpecial Assistant United States AttorneyNorth Dakota Bar No. 03650U.S. Medical Center for Federal PrisonersP.O. Box 4000Springfield, MO 65801-4000(417) 837-1710



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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I mailed a copy of the Petition toDetermine Present Mental Condition of an Imprisoned Person to:

ROBERT KNOTTReg. No. 17508-086D&O UnitU.S. Medical CenterP.O. Box 4000Springfield, MO 65801-4000

Earl W. Brown IIIAssistant U.S. Attorney901 St. Louis St., Ste. 500

Springfield, MO 65806-2511

Federal Public Defender901 St. Louis St., Ste. 801Springfield, MO 65806

on this _____ day of April, 2002.

_____________________________________Dennis Bitz

Special Assistant United States AttorneyNorth Dakota Bar No. 03650



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