1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 ANTHONY ALBERT BAGGETT, Case No. 1:24-cv-00931-BAM (PC) 7 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS A 8 v. NON-PRISONER 9 POVERELLO HOUSE, et al., (ECF No. 2) 10 Defendants. 11 12 Plaintiff Anthony Albert Baggett (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee and former county jail 13 inmate appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to

. Individuals 14 detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees 15 and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 16

(9th Cir. 2000). This action was initiated in the Sacramento Division of the 17 United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on August 5, 2024. (ECF No. 18 1.) The action was transferred to the Fresno Division on August 12, 2024. (ECF No. 4.) 19 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 20 filed August 5, 2024. (ECF No. 2.) Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is 21 unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, 22 (ECF No. 2), is HEREBY GRANTED. 23 IT IS SO ORDERED. 24

25 Dated: August 13, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26

27 28