Hemela
(PC) Townsend v. Hemela
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND, Case No. 1:19-cv-01054-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REFERRING CASE TO POST-
SCREENING ADR AND STAYING CASE
v. Hearing: Settlement Conference HEMELA, et al., Date: December 16, 2021 Time: 10:30 a.m. Defendants. Judge: Stanley A. Boone Location: via Zoom Videoconference
Plaintiff Edward Shelby Tolbert (“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). This action proceeds against Defendants Hemela, Kilcrease, and Gill for the claim that the 24 …