Perez

Clayborn Washington v. Juan Perez, et al.

Good Law
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 23, 20251:25-cv-00684California474 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLAYBORN WASHINGTON, No. 1:25-cv-00684 JLT GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

COMPLETE NON-PRISONER

v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

JUAN PEREZ, et al., (See ECF No. 1 at 1) Defendants.

PLAINTIFF’S NON-PRISONER

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS DUE IN TWENTY-ONE DAYS

18 Plaintiff, an individual proceeding pro se who appears to be civilly committed,1 seeks 19 relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 20 presumably, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. See ECF No. 1 at 1. The matter was referred to a 21 United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 22 Assuming that Plaintiff is being detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions 23 Code § 6600 et seq., he is not a prisoner within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 24 Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). …

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