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U.S. v. RIVERA-GUERRERO

No. 04-50493.

426 F.3d 1130 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abisai RIVERA-GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 19, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zandra L. Lopez, Federal Defenders of San Diego, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney; Roger W. Haines, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney; Garrett M. Heenan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: REINHARDT, CLIFTON, Circuit Judges, and WEINER, Senior District Judge.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves questions relating to the involuntary medication of a defendant awaiting trial in federal court. After being arrested and charged with illegal entry, defendant Abisai Rivera-Guerrero was found incompetent to stand trial. Following his commitment to the Federal Medical Center ("FMC") pursuant to an order dated November 4, 2003, the FMC doctors requested that the district court issue another order permitting him to be involuntarily...

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