(PC)Fletcher v. Clendenin

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ALLAN FLETCHER, Case No. 1:21-cv-01534-JLT (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 13 v. PAUPERIS

14 STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., (Doc. 2)

15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff has filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 18 (Doc. 2.) Plaintiff adequately shows that he is unable to afford the costs of this action.1 19 Accordingly, his motion is GRANTED. 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21

22 Dated: October 21, 2021 _ /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 23

25 26 1 Plaintiff is civilly detained at Coalinga State Hospital. Persons civilly detained pursuant to California Welfare and 27 Institutions Code § 6600, et seq., are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, and thus the Act’s provisions regarding in forma pauperis status of prisoner-plaintiffs do not apply to them. Page v. Torrey, 28 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).