(HC) White v. Department of State Hospitals

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY WHITE, No. 1:24-cv-00291-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE

13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO DISMISS PREMATURE PETITION

STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, Director, et [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION al., DEADLINE] 16 Respondents. 17 18 Petitioner, a state civil detainee proceeding pro se, filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner challenges ongoing proceedings in Alameda County Superior Court to civilly commit him under California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act (“SVPA”), see Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 6600 et seq. Upon preliminary review of the petition, the Court finds that it should abstain from interfering in ongoing state court proceedings, and the petition should be dismissed. DISCUSSION A. Preliminary Review of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules…