(PC)Fletcher
(PC)Fletcher v. Clendenin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALLAN FLETCHER, Case No. 1:22-cv-00249-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED
IN FORMA PAUPERIS BY A PRISONER AS
v. MOOT (ECF No. 2) CLENDENIN, et al.,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
Defendants. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BY A
NON-PRISONER
(ECF No. 6) 17 Plaintiff Allan Fletcher (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee appearing pro se in this 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). Plaintiff initiated this action on February 28, 2022, together with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) On March 2, 2022, the Court issued an order for Plaintiff to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis…