Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10

11 ROGER DEAN WHITE, 1:21-cv-01561-SKO (HC) 12 Petitioner, 13

ORDER AUTHORIZING

v. IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS 14

WARDEN,

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Respondent. 16

17 Petitioner is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 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). Petitioner is hereby AUTHORIZED to proceed in forma pauperis. The petition will be screened in due course. 24

IT IS SO ORDERED.

25 Dated: November 1, 2021 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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