Cranford v. Wyatt

Filing 7

ORDER Granting Application To Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 6 ), signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 2/26/2014. (Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARCHIE CRANFORD,

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1:14-cv-00136 DLB (PC)

Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.
KIM WYATT,

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(ECF No. 6)
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) . In the instant action, plaintiff filed an

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application to proceed in forma pauperis.

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plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma

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pauperis is GRANTED.

Examination of these documents reveals that

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

/s/ Dennis

February 26, 2014

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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