Price
(PC) Griffin v. Price
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEXTER LAWRENCE GRIFFIN, Case No. 1:21-cv-01518-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO
RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO
v. ACTION BRANDON PRICE, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS ACTION, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,
Defendant. FOR FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDERS
AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
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FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE
18 19 I. Background Plaintiff Dexter Lawrence Griffin (“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 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). On October 18, 2021, the Court issued an order directing Plaintiff to submit a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis on the appropriate form for…