Bonta

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAMAR JOHNSON, Case No. 23-cv-06653-VC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. HABEAS CORPUS

ROB BONTA, Re: Dkt. No. 1 Defendant.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 13, 2012, a jury adjudged Johnson a sexually violent predator (SVP) under California Welfare and Institutions Code section 6604. He was civilly committed pursuant to that determination. On August 30, 2018, after Johnson filed a Petition for Conditional Release, the San Mateo County Superior Court ordered Johnson conditionally released. The Superior Court based that order on a finding that Johnson would not be a danger to others while under supervision and treatment in the community. The court ordered a community program to find Johnson a suitable placement in the community. Johnson was not released immediately after the Superior Court’s conditional release order, however, because the community program experienced difficulties finding an appropriate placement. Johnson remained civilly committed during those delays. While Johnson waited to be conditionally released, he filed various…