(PC) Neill v. Department of State Hospitals ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 g | PATRICK MICHAEL NEILL, 1:22-cv-01010 SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION ll V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 12 | DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS, et al., (Doc. No. 6) 13 Defendant. 14 15 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 17 | $1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. 18 | are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 19 | Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000) 20 In the instant action, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 21 | Examination of these documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. 99 || Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 23 54 | IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 25 | Dated: _ August 26, 2022 ; UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28