United States Ninth Circuit

The favorable determination rule of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), applies to civil commitments under California's Sexually Violent Predators Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/10/2004
• Decided 06/10/2005
• Published 06/10/2005

Judges

• WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before: KOZINSKI, W. FLETCHER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Huftile, Pro Se, San Luis Obispo, CA, Melissa A. Jones, J. Michael Stusiak, Morrison & Foerster, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margarita Altamirano, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellee and for amicus California Department of Mental Health.