Case Name: Joseph JOHNSON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Melvin HUNTER, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-09-04
Citations: 291 F. App'x 836
Docket Number: No. 06-17162
Parties: Joseph JOHNSON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Melvin HUNTER, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 291
Pages: 836–837

Head Matter:
Joseph JOHNSON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Melvin HUNTER, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 06-17162.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 26, 2008.
Filed Sept. 4, 2008.
Joseph Johnson, Jr., San Jose, CA, pro se.
Bridget Billeter, Esq., AGCA — Office of the California Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.
Before: SCHROEDER, KLEINFELD, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
California state civil detainee Joseph Johnson, Jr. appeals pro se from the district court's judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition, challenging his civil commitment pursuant to California's Sexually Violent Predators Act ("SVPA"), Cal. Welf. & InstCode § 6000 et seq. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm. Johnson contends that the State of California's failure to follow the commitment procedures set forth in the SVPA violates his federal due process rights. However, alleged errors in the application of state law are not cognizable in federal habeas corpus. See Hubbart v. Knapp, 379 F.3d 773, 779-80 (9th Cir.2004); see also Langford v. Day, 110 F.3d 1380, 1389 (9th Cir.1996) (holding that a petitioner may not "transform a state-law issue into a federal one merely by asserting a violation of due process").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.