Wallace
Marlin Wells v. Wallace
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARLIN WELLS, Case No. 1:25-cv-01679-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SUBMIT A NON-PRISONER
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v. PAUPERIS OR PAY THE $405.00 FILING
FEE
WALLACE,
THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE
Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Marlin Wells (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee appearing pro se in this 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). Plaintiff has neither paid the $405.00 filing fee nor submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Clerk’s Office shall send to Plaintiff the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner; 2. Within thirty (30)…