United States Ninth Circuit

In a 28 U.S.C. section 2254 petitioner's challenge to Washington state's Community Protection Act of 1990, authorizing the civil commitment of "sexually violent predators," district court's denial of double jeopardy, ex post facto, and substantive due process claims is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/02/2003
• Decided 09/18/2003
• Published 09/18/2003

Judges

• BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:, Before B. FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis Carroll, Seattle, WA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sarah Sappington, Deputy Attorney General, Seattle, WA, for the appellees.