Roache v. McCulloch

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK WALTER J. ROACHE, Nos. 9:16-cv-1069-JKS Petitioner, 9:17-cv-574-JKS vs. MEMORANDUM DECISION DEBORAH MCCULLOCH, Executive Director, Central New York Psychiatric Center,1 Respondent. Walter J. Roache, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Roache is in New York state custody and involuntarily confined at the Central New York Psychiatric Center (“CNYPC”) as a “sex offender requiring civil management” pursuant to Article 10 of the New York…