Shamoun
Shamoun v. People of the State of CA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HADEER SHAMOUN, Case No.: 3:20-cv-0909-BAS-JLB
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITH
LEAVE TO AMEND
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
15 Respondent.
Petitioner Hadeer Shamoun, a state civil committee proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and paid the requisite filing fee. Petitioner appears to challenge his continued confinement at Patton State Hospital after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1995. (See “Pet.,” ECF No. 1 at 2.) FAILURE TO NAME A PROPER RESPONDENT Review of the Petition reveals that Petitioner has failed to name a proper respondent. On federal habeas, a state prisoner must name the state officer having custody of him as 25 1 Civil commitments are typically challenged in habeas proceedings. See Duncan v. Walker, 533 U.S. 167, 176 (2001) (stating that a state court order of civil…