Consiglio v. Brown et al

Filing 6

ORDER GRANTING Motion to Proceed IFP 2 , signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 9/29/16. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAM CONSIGLIO, JR.,

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Plaintiff,

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1:16-cv-01268-SAB PC
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.
EDMUND G. BROWN, et al.,

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(ECF No. 2)

Defendants.

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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)
Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of these

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documents reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the

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motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

September 29, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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