Curlee
Curlee v. Social Security Administration
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 LARY CURLEE, 1:22-cv-01593-JLT-GSA (PC) Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, (Document# 2) 13 Defendant.
15 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Bivens, and the Federal Tort Claims Act. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions 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.) In the instant action, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 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.
25 Dated: March 22, 2023 /s/ Gary S. Austin