1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSHUA FORSTER, Case No.: 1:25-cv-01053-CDB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 13 V. (Doc. 2) 14 STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Joshua Forster, a civil detainee, is appearing pro se in this civil rights action. 18 Following reassignment to the undersigned on October 6, 2025 (see Doc. 5) and a review 19 | of the docket for this action, presently before the Court is Plaintiff's application to proceed in 29 | forma pauperis. (Doc. 2.) Individuals detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions 91 || Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison 9 | Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey,

, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Examination of 73 | Plaintiffs application reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. 2A Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2) is GRANTED. 95 | IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 Dated: _ December 2, 2025 | Ww VV KD 7 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28