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Parties Involved:
Audrey King
Defendant
Phillip Patino
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHILLIP PATINO,

Plaintiff,

v.

AUDREY KING,

Defendant.

1:14-cv-02040-BAM

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 Cir. 2000)

In the instant action, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

Examination of these documents 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: January 15, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:14-cv-02040-BAM Document 5 Filed 01/15/15 Page 1 of 1