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Brown v. Ahlin

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 11, 2010
1:10-cv-00117-GSA (PC) (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2010)

Opinion

1:10-cv-00117-GSA (PC).

February 11, 2010


ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (DOCUMENT #8)


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)

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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Brown v. Ahlin

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 11, 2010
1:10-cv-00117-GSA (PC) (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2010)
Case details for

Brown v. Ahlin

Case Details

Full title:MANSFIELD R. BROWN, Plaintiff, v. PAM AHLIN, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Feb 11, 2010

Citations

1:10-cv-00117-GSA (PC) (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2010)