(PC) Sims v. Coalinga State Hospital ( 2024 )

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 8 | ROBERT SIMS, 1:24-cv-00433-EPG (PC) 9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 10 Vv. 11 | COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, et al., | (ECF No. 5) 12 Defendants. 13 14 Plaintiff Robert Sims is a civil detainee! proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant 1s to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 22, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. 16 (ECF No. 5). Examination of the motion, made under oath, reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 5) is GRANTED. 18 19 | Ir IS SO ORDERED. 20 >) | Dated: _May 23, 2024 we hey UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 22 23 24 25 26 27 ' Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seg. are civil 28 | detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 Oth Cir. 2000).