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164351P.pdf   04/30/2018  Dwayne Andrews  v.  Keith Schafer
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  16-4351
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Erickson, Author, with Colloton and Benton, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Civil Rights. In action by a civilly committed person, the 
   actions of the Missouri Department of Mental Health in prolonging his 
   commitment did not shock the conscience or violate a fundamental, 
   deeply-rooted right; the decisions and actions were based on medical 
   opinions and plaintiff failed to show the opinions were offered in bad 
   faith or with malice; additionally, the final decision as to whether 
   plaintiff would continue in confinement was made by a state court judge, 
   who repeatedly declined to authorize release even when defendants 
   supported plaintiff's release.