(PC) Ward v. Batra

Opinion

RONALD WILLIAM WARD, Case No. 1:21-cv-00929-SKO (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DENYING MOTION AS MOOT (Docs. 2, 6-7) Defendant. Plaintiff is civilly detained at the Department of State Hospitals-Coalinga. He has filed motions to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Docs. 6-7.) Plaintiff has made the showing required by statute. Accordingly, the motions (Docs. 6-7) are GRANTED. Previously, Plaintiff filed a prisoner-application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. 2.) However, as stated above, Plaintiff is a civil detainee. Individuals civilly detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 6600, et seq., are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). In any event, because the Court has granted Plaintiff’s subsequent motions to proceed IFP, Plaintiff’s previous application (Doc. 2) is DENIED as moot. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 19, 2021 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto . UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE