(PC) Valdivia v. Fresno County

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 | JOHN VALDIVIA, 1:24-cv-00084-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION 13 Vv. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 14 | FRESNO COUNTY, (ECF No. 2) 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff John Valdivia is a civil detainee! proceeding pro se in a civil rights action 19 | pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 18, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma 20 | pauperis. (ECF No. 2). Examination of the motion, made under oath, reveals that Plaintiff is 21 | unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma 22 || pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED. IT IS SO ORDERED. 23 Dated: _ January 22, 2024 [spe ey — 5 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 27 ' 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 (PLRA). Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 28 | (th Cir. 2000).