Opinion
1:21-cv-00929-SKO (PC)
06-17-2021
RONALD WILLIAM WARD, Plaintiff, v. DR. SANJEEV BATRA, Defendant.
ORDER TO SUBMIT NON-PRISONER APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY THE FILING FEE
30-DAY DEADLINE
SHEILA K. OBERTO, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff Ronald William Ward is civilly detained at the Department of State Hospitals-Coalinga. He has submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. (Doc. 2.) However, 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).
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The Clerk's Office shall send Plaintiff an application to proceed in forma pauperis by a non-prisoner;
2. Within 30 days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, or, in the alternative, pay the $402 filing fee for this action. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.