Haskins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS WEBSTER, Case No. 1:18-cv-01640-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. (ECF No. 71) HASKINS, Defendant. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff Thomas Webster (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to the California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. 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 on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendant Haskins (“Defendant”) for denial of adequate medical care in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 49.) On March 15, 2021, Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on the grounds that: (1) there is no…