Singh

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FORREST KENDRID, No. 2:19-CV-1944-JAM-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER KARANDEEP SINGH, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 8, 2020, the Court granted plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis and directed monthly payments be made from plaintiff’s prison account. See ECF No. 13. However, following the January 8, 2020 order, the Court recognized it had made a clerical error in referring to plaintiff as a “prisoner” instead of a “civil detainee.” See ECF No. 17. Since plaintiff is not in fact a prisoner, the related provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) are inapplicable, and plaintiff is not required to make monthly payments. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915; also Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1138-40 (9th Cir. 2000). Additionally, the Court notes that plaintiff has submitted the affidavit required by 28 U.S.C. §…