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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 ROGER DEAN WHITE, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01561-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION WITH LEAVE ) TO FILE A FIRST AMENDED PETITION v. ) ) [THIRTY DAY DEADLINE] 14 ) WARDEN, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 17 Petitioner is committed to the Coalinga State Hospital as a Sexually Violent Predator and proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254. Petitioner filed the instant federal petition in this Court on October 22, 2021. (Doc. 1.) A preliminary screening of the petition reveals that the petition fails to present any cognizable grounds for relief and fails to demonstrate exhaustion of state remedies. Therefore, the Court will DISMISS the petition with leave to file an amended petition. I. DISCUSSION A. Preliminary Review of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires the Court to make a preliminary 27 …