Seibel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYMEYON HILL, No. 2:21-cv-2382 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER KIMBERLY SEIBEL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is civil detainee proceeding pro se. Before the court are plaintiff’s complaint for screening and plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff has stated no cognizable claims for relief and grants plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint. //// //// 24 1 A civil detainee is not a “prisoner” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(h) and 42 U.S.C. 25 § 1997e(h). See Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000) (“[O]nly individuals who, at the time they seek to file their civil actions, are detained as a result of being accused of, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses are…