Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 18, 2003, 01-36026 (Andre Brigham Young v. David Weston, Superintendent of the Special Commitment Center State of Washington)

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Andre Young filed a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging Washington State’s Community Protection Act of 1990 (“Act”). The Act authorizes the civil commitment of “sexually violent predators,” persons who suffer from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes them likely to engage in predatory acts of sexual violence. Wash.