(PC) Neill v. Clendenin ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT g EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PATRICK MICHAEL NEILL, Case No. 1:23-cv-00901-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, 11 ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 12 PAUPERIS STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., 13 (ECF No. 2) Defendants. 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. (ECF No. 21 | 2.) Examination of the application reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this 22 | action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 23 IS SO ORDERED. 24 FA. 55 Pated: _ June 16, 2023 ; UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 27 28