United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus petition challenging a state-court order committing petitioner indefinitely for involuntary treatment as a sexually violent predator is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in denying a claim that California's Sexually Violent Predator Act (SPVA) violates the Equal Protection Clause because it contains release procedures that are more onerous that those placed on other civilly committed detainees; and 2) individuals committed under California's Lanterman-Petris Short Act were not similarly situated to those committed under the SVPA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2015
• Published 09/09/2015

Judges

• RAWLINSON

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel