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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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8 NOE C. VILLARREAL, 1:24-cv-01143-GSA (PC)

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ORDER TO SUBMIT A

10 v. NON-PRISONER APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

11 SUPERIOR COURT MERCED CO, et al., OR PAY THE $405.00 FILING FEE

WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

12 Defendant. 13 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 14 § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. 15 are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 16 Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). 17 Plaintiff has not paid the $405.00 filing fee, or submitted an application to proceed in 18 forma pauperis on the appropriate form pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Accordingly, IT IS 19 HEREBY ORDERED that: 20 1. The Clerk’s Office shall send to plaintiff the attached form for application to 21 proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner; 22 2. Within thirty days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit the 23 completed and signed application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner, or in the 24 alternative, pay the $405.00 filing fee for this action. Failure to comply with this order will 25 result in dismissal of this action. 26

27 IT IS SO ORDERED. 1 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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