Clendenin
(PC) Felix v. Clendenin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SCOTT EMERSON FELIX, Case No. 1:19-cv-01784-AWI-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
DEFENDANT ZELT SHOULD NOT BE
v. DISMISSED FROM THIS ACTION FOR
FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
CLENDENIN, et al., INFORMATION TO EFFECTUATE
SERVICE
Defendants. (ECF No. 27)
THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE
17 I. Introduction Plaintiff Scott Emerson Felix (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institution 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). As Plaintiff is a civil detainee and has paid the filing fee, he is not a prisoner or proceeding in forma pauperis, and therefore the Court ordered the complaint to be served without screening. (ECF No. 13.) This action…