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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TROY MITCHELL NAYLOR, No. 2:20-cv-672-JAM-EFB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BRANDON PRICE, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, who is committed civilly to the state hospital and proceeds herein without counsel, brings an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. First, he argues that his due process rights were violated when the state court, in denying his petition for release, declined to appoint counsel and mental health experts to aid him with his petition. Second, he contends that his constitutional rights were violated by the state appellate court’s delay in adjudicating his appeal of the foregoing claim regarding appointment of counsel and experts. Respondent has filed an answer (ECF No. 12) and petitioner, after an extension of time, has filed a traverse (ECF No. 18). For the reasons stated hereafter, the petition should be denied. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR ACT…