(PC) Allen v. State of California

Opinion

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DAVID ALLEN Case No. 1:23-cv-00094-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION J TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS , (Doc. No. 2) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. Plaintiff, who is detained at Coalinga State Hospital, filed a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint on January 23, 2023. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff submits a declaration regarding his financial circumstances in support of his request to proceed in this action in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 14). That declaration satisfies the requirements under § 1915. Plaintiff is a civil detainee, not a prisoner within the Prison Litigation Reform Act, and is not subject to payment of the filing fee under § 1915(a)(2). Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED: Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is GRANTED. Dated: _ March 28, 2023 Mihaw. Wh. foareh Zaskth HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA 38 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE