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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM RAY HUFFMAN, Case No. 1:19-cv-00655-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

v. ACTION BATRA, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN

Defendants. CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS (ECF Nos. 1, 8) FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 18 I. Background Plaintiff William Ray Huffman (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). On September 13, 2019, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that it stated a cognizable claim against…