Shaw
Shaw v. Clandenin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
TIMOTHY SHAW,
Case No. 22-cv-06139 BLF (PR) Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL v.
STEPHANIE CLANDENIN,
Respondent.
17 Petitioner, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging constitutional violations in connection with his commitment under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (“SVPA”). Dkt. No. 1. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 7. 22 BACKGROUND According to the petition, Petitioner was convicted of California Penal Code § 288(b) in 1992. Dkt. No. 1 at 3. Following completion of his sentence, the Superior Court of Lake County found probable cause to hold Petitioner pending civil commitment proceedings. Id. The civil commitment trial was held on April 7, 2011, and concluded Coalinga State Mental Hospital. Id. at 2. Petitioner filed the instant federal habeas petition…