(PC) Hester v. Clendenin ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 WILLIAM HESTER, Case No. 1:20-cv-01569-BAM (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 11 v. (ECF No. 2) 12 CLENDENIN, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff William Hester (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee appearing pro se in this civil rights 16 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and 17 Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the 18 Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). 19 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 20 filed November 6, 2020. (ECF No. 2.) Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is 21 unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, 22 (ECF No. 2), is HEREBY GRANTED. IT IS SO ORDERED. 23 24 Dated: November 10, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 25 26 27 28