(PC) Ramirez v. Newsome

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ISRAEL MALDONADO RAMIREZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-0389-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION J TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (Doc. No. 14)

GAVIN NEWSOME, et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff is detained at Atascadero State Hospital and filed a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint on September 16, 2021. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff submits a declaration regarding his financial circumstances in support of his request to proceed in this action in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 14). That declaration satisfies the requirements under § 1915. Plaintiff as a civil detainee not a prisoner within the Prison Litigation Reform Act and not subject to payment of the filing fee under § 1915(a)(2). Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 14) is GRANTED. °° | Dated: _ November 13, 2021 Mile. Wh fareh Zaskth HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE