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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HARVEY MACK LEONARD,

Petitioner, No. 2:12-cv-3009 KJM EFB P

vs.

AUDREY K. KING,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner is a civil detainee without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254.

A petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus either must pay the $5.00 filing fee, see 28

U.S.C. § 1914(a), or request leave of court to proceed in forma pauperis, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Petitioner, relying on Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136 (9th Cir. 2000), argues that he may

proceed in forma pauperis without making any showing regarding his ability to pay the filing fee

because civil detainees are not “prisoners” under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Dckt. No. 2. 

Petitioner’s reliance on Page is misplaced. In Page, the United States Court of Appeals for the

Ninth Circuit held that civil detainees are not prisoners under the PLRA and therefore are not

required to comply with the PLRA’s requirement that prisoners submit a copy of their trust fund

account statement and exhaust administrative remedies. 201 F.3d at 1140. Although petitioner

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is not a prisoner under the PLRA, he is still required to submit an affidavit that demonstrates he

is unable to pay the filing fee or give security for fees and costs. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). 

Petitioner has not submitted a proper application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis,

nor has he paid the filing fee.

Within 30 days from the day this order is served, petitioner may submit either the filing

fee or the application required by section 1915(a). Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order

will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. The Clerk of the Court is directed

to mail to petitioner a form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

So ordered. 

Dated: January 30, 2013.

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