United States v. Edgar Searcy

*126THACKER, .Circuit Judge,

concurring:

T agree with the majority’s conclusion that 28 U.S.C. § 1658(a)’s four year limitations period does not apply to 18 U.S.C. § 4248’s civil commitment proceedings.Therefore, I concur in the judgment. However, I pursue a different route to reach this conclusion.

In my view, § 4248 civil commitment proceedings are “civil actions” under § 1658(a); but, application of the four year limitations period in' the circumstance of this case would lead -to an absurd result. Thus, I reject application of-the four year limitations period to § 4248 civil commitment…