Clendenin
(PC) Neill v. Clendenin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT g EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PATRICK MICHAEL NEILL, Case No. 1:23-cv-00901-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 17 § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. 18 are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 19 Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 21 2.) Examination of the application reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this 22 action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.