Cranford v. King

Full title: ARCHIE CRANFORD, Plaintiff, v. AUDRYKING, et al., Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Jan 9, 2015

1:15-cv-00024GSA (PC) (E.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2015)

Opinion

ARCHIE CRANFORD, Plaintiff, v. AUDRYKING, et al., Defendants. No. 1:15-cv-00024GSA (PC) United States District Court, Eastern District of California January 9, 2015

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

          GARY S. AUSTIN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

         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 § 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:

         1. The Clerk's Office shall send to plaintiff the attached form for application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner;

         2. 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 this order will result in dismissal of this action.

         IT IS SO ORDERED.