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Parties Involved:
Arcelia Castaneda
Defendant
Michael B. Williams
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL B. WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ARCELIA CASTANEDA,

Defendant.

1:16-cv-00908-MJS (PC)

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, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in 

forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 22, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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