(PC)Ramirez v. Khale ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ISRAEL MALDONADO RAMIREZ, 1:21-cv-01213-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 12 V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 13 KHALE, et al., (ECF No. 7) 14 Defendants. 15 16 17 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. Individuals 18 | detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees 19 | and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 20 | 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9" Cir. 2000) 21 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 22 | 7). Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this 93 | action. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF 24 | No. 7) is granted. IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 26 | Dated: _ September 2, 2021 [spe ey □ 4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28