(PC) Jakubowski v. Clendenin ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 DAVID JAKUBOWSKI, 1:23-cv-01087-SKO 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 12 v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 13 STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., (Doc. 2) 14 Defendants. 15 16 17 Plaintiff David Jakubowski is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions 19 Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison 20 Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 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 26 Dated: July 24, 2023 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto . UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28