United States v. Mikel Bolander

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge KEENAN joined.

HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:

The government certified Mikel Bolander as a “sexually dangerous person” under the Adam Walsh Act, 18 U.S.C. § 4248 (the Act). In the ensuing civil commitment proceeding, the district court found that the government had proven by clear and convincing evidence that Bolander is a sexually dangerous person under the Act. As a result, he was committed to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States. On appeal, Bolander challenges this ruling,…