(PC)Greene
(PC)Greene v. Price
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARVELLOUS AFRIKAN WARRIOR 1:22-cv-01247 JLT-SAB (PC) GREENE, Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. 10 BRANDON PRICE, et al., (Doc. No. 6) Defendants. 12 13 14 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. 6 are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 7 Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9 Cir. 2000)
In the instant action, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 9 Examination of these documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this
action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED. 23 Dated: _ October 13, 2022 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 25 26 27 28