(PC) Baggett v. City of Fresno

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY ALBERT BAGGETT, No. 1:24-cv-01013 GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS CITY OF FRESNO, et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, an individual proceeding pro se who appears to be civilly committed,1 seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C.§ 1915(a). ECF No. 2. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. As a civil detainee, Plaintiff is not a prisoner within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. See Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Therefore, he is not required to provide a copy of a prisoner…