Williams v. Treasure Coast Treatment Center et al

Filing 9

ORDER Requiring Supplemental Information. Petitioner's Supplemental Memorandum is due on or before May 10, 2011. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrea M. Simonton on 4/14/2011. (mmn)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 10-24298-CIV-UNGARO/SIMONTON
CHARLES H. WILLIAMS # 901082,
Petitioner
v.
TREASURE COAST TREATMENT CENTER, et al.,
Respondents.
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ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This matter is before the Court sua sponte. The Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United
States District Judge, has referred this matter to the undersigned United States
Magistrate Judge (DE # 7).
Petitioner Charles H. Williams filed this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, alleging that he was involuntarily committed to the
Treasure Coast Treatment Center, but that he no longer met the criteria for involuntary
commitment. The specific relief sought in the Memorandum accompanying this Petition
is “an order directing Bob Quam, Administrator of the Treasure Coast Forensic
Treatment Center to transfer the petitioner to the proper Court of Jurisdiction on the
issue of meeting the criteria for continued involuntary commitment, and on the issue of
the Respondent named in the State Habeas Corpus Proceeding ‘Defaulting’ by failing to
‘file’ or ‘serve’ an answer” (DE # 5). In the Petition, he also apparently seeks dismissal of
the charges that led to his commitment, and refers to Case Nos. F10-14358 and F1019080, pending in state court in Miami-Dade County, Florida (DE # 1).
A review of the public records of the docket sheets in those cases reflects that,
after this Petition was filed, Petitioner was found competent to proceed, and therefore it

appears that he may no longer be held in the custody of the Treasure Coast Treatment
Center. Therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED that, if Petitioner desires to proceed with this matter, on or before May
10, 2011, he shall file a Supplemental Memorandum that states whether he remains
confined in the Treasure Coast Treatment Center. If Petitioner has been released from
that facility, but contends that this matter is not moot, he shall state the relief sought and
the basis for granting that relief. Petitioner must also advise the Court of any changes in
his address. Failure to comply with this Order may result in the dismissal of this action
as moot, without prejudice and without further proceedings.
DONE AND ORDERED in chambers in Miami, Florida, on April 14, 2011.

ANDREA M. SIMONTON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Copies furnished via CM/ECF to:
The Honorable Ursula Ungaro,
United States District Judge
Charles H. Williams, # 901082, pro se
Treasure Coast Forensic Treatment Center
96 SW Allapattah Rd.
Indiantown, FL 34956

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