(PC) Fletcher v. Department of State Hospitals
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ALLAN FLETCHER, Case No. 1:22-cv-01150-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS, PAUPERIS et al., 14 Defendants. (ECF No. 2) 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 17 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 18 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). On September 9, 2022, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2). Examination of Plaintiff's application reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the 22 costs of this action. Accordingly, Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.