Clendenin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNNY OWENS, 1:23-cv-01056-EPG (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., (ECF No. 2). Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 18 § 1983.1 On August 10, 2022, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 19 (ECF No. 2). The Court has reviewed the application and Plaintiff has made the requisite showing 20 under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 21 \\\ 22 \\\ 23 \\\ \\\ \\\ 26 1 According to Plaintiff’s complaint, Plaintiff is currently housed at Department of State Hospitals—Coalinga 27 pursuant to California Welfare and Institution Code § 6600 et seq. (ECF No. 1, p. 1). 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). eee ee…