Interesting Unpublished Decisions
U.S. v. Gaines, 2007 WL 241293 (1/30/07) -Important case for anyone whose client was 'evaluated' or 'treated' by Dr. Thomas Patenaude. The district court erred when it refused to hold an evidentiary hearing regarding whether the defendant had been incompetent at the time of his guilty plea.
A letter from BOP informed the court that an internal investigation of the doctor revealed sufficient evidence to question the credibility and accuracy of his psychological evaluations and treatments.
Judge Matz just covered it up.
Imagine that??? Why on earth would he do such a thing? On purpose, too!!