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Parties Involved:
Tom Voss
Respondent
Anthony Weathington
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY WEATHINGTON,

Petitioner,

v.

TOM VOSS, ET AL.,

Respondent.

 /

1:07-CV-728 OWW WMW (HC)

ORDER AUTHORIZING 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

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

to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner filed his petition on May 17, 2007. Individuals detained pursuant to

California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners

within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9

th

Cir. 2000).

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

screened in due course.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 20, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

bl0dc4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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