(PC) Allen v. State of California
Trial Court Opinion
6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DAVID ALLEN, No. 1:23-cv-00946-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION J TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (ECF No. 6) 12 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,, 13 Defendants.
15 Plaintiff David Allen is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed | pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
17 Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are 18 civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
19 Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).
20 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 21 6.) Examination of the application reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action.
22 Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
24 IT IS SO ORDERED. OF. ee | Dated: _ July 17, 2023 ; UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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