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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GILBERT GUZMAN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

PAM AHLIN,

Defendant.

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1:15-cv-00786-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 2)

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

(“PLRA”). Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000).

Plaintiff initiated this action on March 5, 2015, in the Sacramento Division of the Eastern 

District of California. In conjunction with his complaint, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed 

in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) Following review of his application, the court ordered Plaintiff 

to submit a completed affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis, along with 

a certified copy of his prison trust account statement. (ECF No. 4.) 

In response to the Court’s order, on March 23, 2015, Plaintiff submitted an application to 

proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. (ECF No. 5.) 

On May 22, 2015, the action was transferred to this Court. (ECF No. 7.)

As Plaintiff is a civil detainee, not a prisoner within the meaning of the PLRA, he need 

not file a prisoner application to proceed in forma pauperis or a copy of any prison trust account 

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statement. Accordingly, the Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s original application to proceed in 

forma pauperis filed on March 5, 2015. Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is 

unable to afford the costs of this action. Therefore, the application to proceed in forma pauperis 

is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 29, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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