Cranford v. Medina

Filing 4

ORDER to Submit a Non-Prisoner Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or Pay Filing Fee Within Thirty Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 2/14/13. Thirty-Day Deadline. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application)(Gonzalez, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARCHIE CRANFORD,

1:13-cv-00210-GSA (PC)

Plaintiff,

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vs.

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ORDER TO SUBMIT A
NON-PRISONER APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
OR PAY THE $350.00 FILING FEE
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

RENEE MEDINA,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

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§ 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq.

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are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

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Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000)

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On February 11, 2013, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.) However, the application was not submitted on the

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appropriate form for a non-prisoner. Plaintiff shall be granted an opportunity to submit an

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application on the appropriate form.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The Clerk’s Office shall send to plaintiff the attached form for application to

proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner;
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Within thirty days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit the

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completed and signed application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner, or in the

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alternative, pay the $350.00 filing fee for this action. Failure to comply with this order will

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result in dismissal of this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
220hhe

February 14, 2013

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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