Clendenin
(PC) Hester v. Clendenin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM HESTER, No. 1:20-cv-01569-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., (Doc. No. 27) Defendants.
16 Plaintiff William Hester 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 matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On July 7, 2022, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that defendant Clendenin’s motion to dismiss be granted and that this action be dismissed, with prejudice, as time barred. (Doc. No. 27.) Those…