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MCDEID v. JOHNSTON

A21-0042 A21-0043.

984 N.W.2d 864 (2023)

Ricky Lee MCDEID, Appellant (A21-0042), Shane P. Garry, Appellant (A21-0043), v. Nancy JOHNSTON, CEO/Director, Minnesota Sex Offender Program, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: February 1, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Pieper , Bradley Prowant , Stoel Rives LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Roxanna V Gonzalez , Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellants.

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Aaron Winter , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondents.

Teresa Nelson , Daniel R. Shulman , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.

Jennifer L. Thon , Warren J. Maas , Jones Law Office, Mankato, Minnesota, for amici curiae Civilly Committed Patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program on the Transfer Waiting List.

Daniel E. Gustafson , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Madeline M. Ranum , Eric S. Janus , Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae Legal and Treatment Experts Michael H. Miner and Eric S. Janus.

OPINION

Qualified immunity operates to shield government officials from liability and litigation arising out of the performance of discretionary functions or acts that result in a violation of a person's statutory or constitutional rights. The Minnesota Commitment Appeals Panel (CAP) ordered two patients in the Minnesota...

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