(PC) Valdivia v. Fresno County

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA | JOHN VALDIVIA, 1:24-cv-00084-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION 13 Vv. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS | FRESNO COUNTY, (ECF No. 2) 15 Defendant.

18 Plaintiff John Valdivia is a civil detainee! proceeding pro se in a civil rights action | pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 18, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma | pauperis. (ECF No. 2). Examination of the motion, made under oath, reveals that Plaintiff is | unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma || pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _ January 22, 2024 [spe ey — 5 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 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 | (th Cir. 2000).