YOUNG v. THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY : NORRIS H. YOUNG, : Civil Action No. 17-5754 (JMV) : Petitioner, : : v. : OPINION : SHERRY YATES,1 : : Respondent. : : VAZQUEZ, District Judge: Petitioner is a sexually violent predator (“SVP”) civilly committed at the Special Treatment Unit at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, New Jersey, pursuant to the New Jersey Sexually Violent Predator Act (“SVPA”), N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.24, et seq. He is proceeding pro se with an Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

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