(PC)Gould v. County of Fresno

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 | GOULD, 1:24-cv-00699-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 11 V. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 12 | COUNTY OF FRESNO, (Doc. No. 5) 13 Defendant. 14 15 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 17 | § 1983. Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. 18 | are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 19 | Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000) 20 In the instant action, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 2] | Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. 22 | Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 23 IT IS SO ORDERED. 24 Af 55 | Dated: _ June 26, 2024 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 27 28