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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JESSE SANCHEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

N. KRAMER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01868-SAB 

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. 

Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cri. 2000). 

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On December 14, 2015, Plaintiff has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 

(ECF No. 2.) Examination of Plaintiff’s application 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. 

Dated: December 24, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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