Rainwater v. Ahlin

Filing 12

ORDER to Submit a Non-Prisoner Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or Pay the $400.00 Filing Fee Within Thirty Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 5/28/15. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application)(Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:15-cv-00795-MJS (PC)

JOHN RAINWATER,
Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SUBMIT A
NON-PRISONER APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
OR PAY THE $400.00 FILING FEE
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

v.
PAM AHLIN,

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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

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

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Plaintiff has not paid the $400.00 filing fee, or submitted an application to proceed

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in forma pauperis on the appropriate form pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915. Additionally, the

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form submitted by Plaintiff is unsigned. 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

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

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or in the alternative, pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action. Failure to comply with
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this order will result in dismissal of this action.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

May 28, 2015

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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