Legal Opinion
Timms v. Johns
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2010No. 10-6496PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge AGEE joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Chief Judge:
This appeal arises out of Gerald Wayne Timms’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241 (West 2006 & Supp.2010), challenging the government’s efforts to commit him civilly as a “sexually dangerous person” under the provisions of 18 U.S.C.A. § 4248 (West Supp.2010). For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the district court’s order granting habeas relief to Timms and remand with instructions to dismiss…
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