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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

RICHARD ACOSTA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

AUDREY KING, et al., 

Defendants.

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1:14-cv-01925-BAM

ORDER TO SUBMIT A NON-PRISONER

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS OR PAY THE $400.00 FILING 

FEE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

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).

Plaintiff initiated this action on October 14, 2014, and the matter was transferred to this 

Court on December 4, 2014. Plaintiff has neither paid the $400.00 filing fee nor submitted an 

application to proceed in forma pauperis on the appropriate form pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk’s Office shall send to plaintiff an application to proceed in forma pauperis 

for a non-prisoner;

2. Within thirty days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit the 

completed and signed application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner, or in the 

alternative, pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action; and

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3. Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 8, 2014 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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