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 GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
v. TO AMEND AND RENEWED MOTIONS
FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, IN
CLENDENIN, et al., FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS, AND
DISCOVERY
Defendants. (ECF No. 33) ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO
IDENTIFY DOE DEFENDANTS
SIXTY (60) DAY DEADLINE
18 I. Procedural Background Plaintiff Scott Emerson Felix (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 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…