(PC)Chase
(PC)Chase v. Coalinga State Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HARRY CHASE, III, No. 1:25-cv-00349 GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S NON-
PRISONER IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. APPLICATION COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, et al., (ECF No. 4) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, an individual proceeding pro se who appears to be civilly committed,1 seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C.§ 1915(a). ECF No. 4. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. As a civil detainee, Plaintiff is not a prisoner within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. See Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Therefore, he is not required to provide a copy of a prisoner…