(HC) Naylor v. Price

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TROY MITCHELL NAYLOR, No. 2:20-cv-672-JAM-EFB P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 BRANDON PRICE, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, who is committed civilly to the state hospital and proceeds herein without 18 counsel, brings an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. First, he 19 argues that his due process rights were violated when the state court, in denying his petition for 20 release, declined to appoint counsel and mental health experts to aid him…