(PC) Sims v. Coalinga State Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
6 7 ROBERT SIMS, 1:24-cv-00433-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SUBMIT A
NON-PRISONER APPLICATION
COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, et al., TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
OR PAY THE $405.00 FILING FEE
Defendants. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS 13 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 14 § 1983. Plaintiff has not paid the $405.00 filing fee or submitted an application to proceed in 15 forma pauperis on the appropriate form pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Individuals detained 16 pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not 17 prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 18 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: 19 1. The Clerk’s Office shall send to Plaintiff the attached form for application to . . proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner; 2. Within thirty…