(PC)Hooker v. Clendenin

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 CAMERON HOOKER, 1:23-cv-00969-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 12 V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 13 STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., (ECF No. 5) 14 Defendants. 15 16 17 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. Individuals 18 | detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees 19 | and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 20 | 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000) 21 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 22 || 5). Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this 93 | action. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF 24 | No. 5) is granted. IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 26 | Dated: _ July 19, 2023 [spe ey □ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE