MacKenzie v. Sessions

Filing 4

ORDER authorizing In Forma Pauperis Status signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/8/2017. (Lundstrom, T)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DOUGLAS MACKENZIE, 12 1:17 -cv-01623-JLT (HC) Petitioner, ORDER AUTHORIZING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS 13 v. 14 JEFF SESSIONS, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a petition for writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 2254. Petitioner filed his petition on December 1, 2017. Individuals 19 detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code ' 6600 et seq. are civil detainees 20 and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 21 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Petitioner is hereby AUTHORIZED to proceed in forma 22 pauperis. The petition will be screened in due course. 23 24 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: December 8, 2017 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 27 28 1

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