United States v. Jamal Lewis, No. 19-3039 (8th Cir. 2020)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Loken, Gruender and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil commitment. The district court did not clearly err in finding Lewis failed to comply with his treatment regimen and that his continued release would create a substantial risk of bodily harm to another person or serious damage to the property of another.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-3039 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Jamal Lewis lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________ Submitted: October 21, 2020 Filed: October 28, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Jamal Lewis, civilly committed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4246 since 2012, appeals the district court’s1 order revoking his most recent grant of conditional release. 1 The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendations of the Because the district court did not clearly err in finding that Lewis failed to comply with his prescribed regimen of psychiatric care and that his continued release would therefore create a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another, see 18 U.S.C. § 4246(f), we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B. See United States v. Burleson, 29 F. App’x 412, 413 (8th Cir. 2002) (per curiam) (standard of review). We also grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. ______________________________ Honorable David P. Rush, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-

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