Cranford v. Martinez et al

Filing 4

ORDER AUTHORIZING In Forma Pauperis Status re Doc. 2 , signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/15/2014. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARCHIE CRANFORD,

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Petitioner,

1:14-cv-00511-JLT (HC)
ORDER AUTHORIZING
IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v.
(Doc. 2)

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BRIAN MARTINEZ, et al.,

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Respondent.
Petitioner is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a petition for writ of habeas corpus

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 2254. Petitioner filed his petition on April 11, 2014. Individuals

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detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code ' 6600 et seq. are civil detainees

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and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey,

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201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).

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Petitioner is hereby AUTHORIZED to proceed in forma pauperis. The petition will be
screened in due course.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

April 15, 2014

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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