(PC)Ramirez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISRAEL MALDONADO RAMIREZ, 1:21-cv-01237 NONE-GSA (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

KHALE, (Document# 5) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a 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 instant action, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of these documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 23

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

25 Dated: September 2, 2021 /s/ Gary S. Austin 26

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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