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No. 8630105
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Smithson v. Hunter
No. 8630105 · Decided April 18, 2007
No. 8630105·Ninth Circuit · 2007·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
April 18, 2007
Citation
No. 8630105
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
MEMORANDUM ** California state hospital inmate Dustin L. Smithson appeals from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his re-commitment as a sexually violent predator, pursuant to Cal. Welf. & Inst.Code § 6604. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . Reviewing de novo, Mendez v. Small, 298 F.3d 1154, 1157-58 (9th Cir.2002), we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. To the extent Smithson raises uncertified issues, we construe such argument as a motion to expand the certificate of appealability, and we deny the motion. See 9th Cir. R. 22-1(e); Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098, 1104-05 (9th Cir.1999) (per curiam). AFFIRMED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Plain English Summary
Smithson appeals from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C.
Key Points
01Smithson appeals from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C.
02§ 2254 habeas petition challenging his re-commitment as a sexually violent predator, pursuant to Cal.
03Small, 298 F.3d 1154, 1157-58 (9th Cir.2002), we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.
04To the extent Smithson raises uncertified issues, we construe such argument as a motion to expand the certificate of appealability, and we deny the motion.
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