Lawtis Donald Rhoden v. Brandon Price, Executive Director of Coalinga State Hospital
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Whether the current version of the California SVP law violates the due process clause
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether The Current Version of the California SVP Law Violates the Due Process Clause under the Fourteenth Amendment because it does not offer a Method by which a SVP can Seek Unconditional Discharge from his Commitment Without the Approval of the Department of State Hospitals I. Whether Under the Fourteenth Amendment and Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346 (1997), California can Lawfully Hold a Person in Involuntary Civil Confinement under the SVPA Indefinitely Without a Due Process Hearing Where Such Person has Evidence that he does not have a Current Mental Disorder and is no Longer Dangerous and has Petitioned the Court for a Hearing to Prove his Lack of a Mental Disorder and Dangerousness