Supreme Court of California

A Sexually Violent Predators Act civil commitment proceeding is a special proceeding of a civil nature, and not a "civil suit" under Penal Code section 1016.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/05/2005
• Published 12/05/2005

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Linn Davis, Norco, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Cynthia A. Thomas, Sacramento, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor, David P. Druliner and Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Mary Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stephen G. Herndon, Maureen A. Daly, Janet E. Neeley, John G. McLean and Paul A. Bernardino, Deputy Attorneys General, Sacramento, for Plaintiff and Respondent.