Hemela

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND, Case No. 1:19-cv-01054-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

REQUESTS FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE

v. (ECF Nos. 23, 26-3)

HEMELA, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS

Defendants. TO DISMISS (ECF Nos. 21, 26)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

17 I. Introduction Plaintiff Rebio Ronnie Townsend (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is being detained pursuant to California’s Mentally Disordered Offender (“MDO”) law, California Penal Code §§ 2970, et seq. Individuals detained under the MDO law are considered 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). The undersigned screened the complaint on January 24, 2020, and issued findings and 26 …