Yakush
(PC) Oskuie v. Yakush
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAYVAN MOHAMMAD OSKUIE, Case No. 1:24-cv-00128-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS
v. MOOT (ECF No. 8) YAKUSH,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
Defendant. TO APPOINT COUNSEL (ECF No. 9) 16 Plaintiff Kayvan Mohammad Oskuie (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). On February 13, 2024, Plaintiff paid the $405.00 filing fee to proceed with this action. (See ECF No. 6.) On February 16, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion to appoint counsel. (ECF Nos. 8, 9.) As the filing fee has been paid in full, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in…