Williams v. Batra

Filing 3

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 1/5/17. Motion for IFP Due Within Thirty Days. (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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MICHAEL B. WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
SANJEEV BATRA,

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1:16-cv-01940-MJS (PC)
ORDER TO SUBMIT A
NON-PRISONER APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
OR PAY THE $400.00 FILING FEE
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42
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).
Plaintiff has not paid the $400.00 filing fee, or submitted an application to proceed
in forma pauperis on the appropriate form pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915. 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 completed and signed application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner,
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:

January 5, 2017

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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