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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

ROY RUSS,

Plaintiff,

v.

BRANDON PRICE, et al.

Defendants.

1:24-cv-01466-CDB (PC)

ORDER TO SUBMIT APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

OR PAY FILING FEE WITHIN 45 DAYS

Plaintiff Roy Russ is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff did not pay the $405.00 filing fee or submit an application to proceed 

in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Instead, Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on December 3, 2024. (Doc. 2). Therein, Plaintiff avers that 

he is not a prisoner within the definition of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(h) as the “sole purpose for 

[Plaintiff’s] custody is civil detention during a pending mental health screening.” (Id. at 1). 

Plaintiff contends that he is not subject to the financial reporting and exhaustion requirements of 

the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”). (Id. at 2); see Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136 (9th 

Cir. 2000) (holding that civil detainee was not subject to financial reporting and exhaustion 

requirements of PLRA). Thus, Plaintiff moves this Court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

(Id.).

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While Plaintiff may not be subject to the PLRA’s requirements that a prisoner-plaintiff 

exhaust administrative remedies and provide copies of prisoner trust fund account statements in 

support of any IFP application, he must comply with the requirement under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and 

Local Rule 121 to submit a financial affidavit in support of his request to proceed without 

prepayment of filing fees.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

Within forty-five (45) 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 $405.00 filing fee for this action. No requests for extension will be granted without a 

showing of good cause. Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 4, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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