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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

ARCHIE CRANFORD, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

AUDREY KING, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:15-cv-00118-GSA-PC

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE

(Doc. 6.) 

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO RE-SERVE THE 

COURT’S FEBRUARY 5, 2015 ORDER UPON 

PLAINTIFF

(Doc. 5.)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE FOR PLAINTIFF TO 

SUBMIT NON-PRISONER IFP APPLICATION

Archie Cranford (APlaintiff@) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se with this 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 consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). 

(Doc. 4.)

On March 19, 2015, the court issued an order to show cause, requiring Plaintiff to notify 

the court within thirty days why this case should not be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to 

comply with the court’s February 5, 2015 order requiring him to submit a non-prisoner 

application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. 6.) On March 27, 2015, Plaintiff filed a 

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response to the court’s order, asserting that he did not receive the court’s February 5, 2015 

order. (Doc. 7.) 

Based on Plaintiff’s assertion, the court shall re-serve the February 5, 2015 order upon 

Plaintiff, affording Plaintiff another opportunity to submit the non-prisoner application to 

proceed in forma pauperis. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The court’s order to show cause, issued on March 19, 2015, is discharged;

2. The Clerk is directed to re-serve the court’s February 5, 2015 order upon 

Plaintiff, together with a non-prisoner application to proceed in forma pauperis;

3. Within thirty days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall complete 

and submit the non-prisoner application to proceed in forma pauperis to the 

court; and

4. Plaintiff's failure to comply with this order will result in the dismissal of this

action without further notice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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