Carlos Paniagua v. Allenby et al

Filing 9

ORDER GRANTING Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis 3 , signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 1/12/15. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CARLOS PANIAGUA,

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1:15-cv-00017 MJS (PC)

Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.
CLIFF ALLENBY, et al.,

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(Document# 3)

Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42
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U.S.C. ' 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code
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' 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison
Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).
In the instant action, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Examination of these documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this
action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

January 12, 2015

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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