Clendenin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM HESTER, No. 1:20-cv-01569-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING

CLENDENIN, et al., DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AND

DEFENDANTS

Defendants. (Doc. No. 9) 16 Plaintiff William Hester is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 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). In the currently operative first amended complaint, plaintiff names Stephanie Clendenin, Director of State Hospitals, as the sole defendant. (Doc. No. 7.) On June 7, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint and issued findings and recommendations recommending that plaintiff’s substantive…