Maon

FACTS

The Parties Plaintiff Jaffar Oliver is an African-American male who is being held at Coalinga State Hospital as a civil detainee under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq. He alleges that he is a ward of the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH). Plaintiff Linda Maon is Oliver’s fiancée. She is a Cambodian-American female and a resident of Fresno County. Plaintiffs’ most recent pleading lists DHS among the defendants in its caption, but names only Audrey King, director of the Coalinga State Hospital, and Cliff Allenby, executive director of DSH, as defendants in the text of their allegations. The trial court’s judgment of dismissal refers to both individuals and the DSH.

2. Administrative Directs Effective July 10, 2012, Coalinga State Hospital adopted a revised version of Administrative Directive No. 618, marriage of patients (AD 618), to replace the prior version, which was dated May 12, 2011. AD 618 requires a patient to submit a written request for marriage planning that identifies the patient’s fiancée and any specific wedding plans. AD 618 states that all expenses of the wedding are the responsibility…