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Sammy L. PAGE, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. Baruch MARGALIT; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
    No. 01-55113. D.C. No. CV-99-04399-GHK.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 14, 2002.
    
    Decided Jan. 25, 2002.
    Before KLEINFELD, HAWKINS, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       Because this panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument, Page's request for oral argument is denied. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Sammy L. Page, who is civilly committed at Atascadero State Hospital, appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing his action for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal. Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.1998) (order). We affirm.

We compare Page’s rights as a person civilly committed with a pre-trial detainee’s rights, and conclude that Page’s complaint did not sufficiently state a claim under the Fourteenth Amendment against defendant Margalit. Cf. Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 537 n. 16, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979); Frost v. Agnos, 152 F.3d 1124, 1128 (9th Cir.1998). We agree with the district court that Page failed to state a claim against defendant Finnberg because Finnberg is entitled to absolute immunity. See Burns v. County of King, 883 F.2d 819, 822 (9th Cir.1989) (per curiam).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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