(PC) Allen v. Price

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GEORGE N. ALLEN, 1:22-cv-01547-CDB (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 12 V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 13 BRANDON PRICE, et al., (Doc. 2) 14 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff George N. Allen 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. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison | Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).

21 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

22 | Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action.

93 || Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.

24 | IT IS SO ORDERED.

2s Dated: _ December 7, 2022 | br 26 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE