Clendenin

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 SCOTT EMERSON FELIX, Case No. 1:19-cv-01784-AWI-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING

v. DENIAL OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

CLENDENIN, et al., (ECF Nos. 7, 8) Defendants.

TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE

10 Plaintiff Scott Emerson Felix (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding 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). On March 5, 2020, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued Findings and Recommendations that Plaintiff’s second application to proceed in forma pauperis be denied on the basis that Plaintiff is able to afford the costs of this action, and that Plaintiff be required to pay the $400.00 filing fee in full to…