MATHERLY v. ANDREWS

No. 14-7691.

817 F.3d 115 (2016)

Thomas Shane MATHERLY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Justin ANDREWS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joshua Robbins , Brian Remondino , University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Michael Lockridge , Bureau of Prisons, Butner, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stephen L. Braga , Appellate Litigation Clinic, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Thomas G. Walker , United States Attorney, R.A. Renfer, Jr. , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge WYNN joined.


Thomas Shane Matherly appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment to the respondent (the "government") on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. In the petition, Matherly challenges his prior civil commitment as a "sexually...

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