(PC) Ward v. Raygoza
Trial Court Opinion
5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 RONALD WILLIAM WARD, 1:21-cv-00903-SAB (PC) 9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 10 V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 11 CHRISTINE RAYGOZA, et al. (ECF Nos. 2, 5) 12 Defendant.
15 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. | § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq.
17 | are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
18 | Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000) 19 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
20 | Examination of these documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action.
21 || Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
23 Af | Dated: _ June 24, 2021 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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