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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 GEORGE N. ALLEN, 1:22-cv-01547-CDB (PC) 11 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

12 V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 13 BRANDON PRICE, et al., (Doc. 2) 14 Defendants. 15 16 17 Plaintiff George N. Allen is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action 18 | pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions 19 | Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison 20 | Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). 21 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 22 | Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. 93 || Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 24 | IT IS SO ORDERED. 2s Dated: _ December 7, 2022 | br 26 …