(PC) Ward v. Raygoza ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 RONALD WILLIAM WARD, 1:21-cv-00903-SAB (PC) 9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 10 V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 11 CHRISTINE RAYGOZA, et al. (ECF Nos. 2, 5) 12 Defendant. 13 14 15 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16 | § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. 17 | are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 18 | Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000) 19 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 20 | Examination of these documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. 21 || Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 22 IT IS SO ORDERED. 23 Af 54 | Dated: _ June 24, 2021 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 25 26 27 28