United States v. Edgar Searcy

DIAZ, Circuit Judge:

Edgar Joe Searcy appeals his civil commitment under the Adam Walsh Act, 18 U.S.C;- § 4248, He does not challenge the factual findings of the district court, but rather urges us to hold that the government initiated this civil commitment proceeding after the' applicable statute of limitations had lapsed. Searcy argues that the four-year “catch-all” statute of limitations Congress enacted for civil actions, see 28 U.S.C. § 1658(a), applies to civil .commitment proceedings under the Adam Walsh Act. Thus, says Searcy, by not filing a certification until more than a decade…