Curlee v. Social Security Administration ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 LARY CURLEE, 1:22-cv-01593-JLT-GSA (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 11 v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 12 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, (Document# 2) 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, Bivens, and the Federal Tort Claims Act. Individuals detained pursuant to California 18 Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the 19 meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 20 2000.) 21 In the instant action, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 22 Examination of these documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. 23 Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 Dated: March 22, 2023 /s/ Gary S. Austin 26 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28