(PC) Townsend v. Hemela ( 2019 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND, Case No. 1:19-cv-01054-BAM (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS A 11 v. NON-PRISONER 12 HEMELA, et al., (ECF No. 2) 13 Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff Rebio Ronnie Townsend (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee appearing pro se in this 16 civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California 17 Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the 18 meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 19 2000). 20 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 21 filed August 1, 2019. (ECF No. 2.) Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is 22 unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, 23 (ECF No. 2), is GRANTED. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 26 Dated: September 13, 2019 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28