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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RUBEN HERRERA, Case No. 1:19-cv-01405-EPG (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BRANDON PRICE, (ECF No. 4) Defendant. 15 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 19 || 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 (9" Cir. 2000). In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of Plaintiffs application reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this || action. Accordingly, Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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