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KNIGHT v. AHLIN

No. 10-56211.

709 F.3d 1296 (2013)

Bobby Joe KNIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Pam AHLIN, Executive Director, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 13, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew B. Larsen , Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Patrick D. Moran and Shirley S.N. Sun , Deputy District Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before: ALFRED T. GOODWIN, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and BARRY G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Bobby Joe Knight is a convicted rapist who served twenty years in California state prison. Knight's confinement pursuant to his prison sentence was expected to end in 2004, but just before his release, the state filed a civil petition against him under California's Sexually Violent Predator Act ("SVPA"), CAL. WELF. & INST.CODE § 6600 et seq.1 Knight waived his right to

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