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BACKGROUND

22 This action is proceeds on Plaintiff’s due process claim against the County of Fresno in 23 violation of the Fourteenth Amendment for subjecting him as a civil detainee to conditions of 24 confinement to the same conditions as those of his criminal counterparts and more restrictive than 25 those at Coalinga State Hospital. Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 817, 932 (9th Cir. 2004). 26 On November 25, 2024, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the action as barred by the 27 applicable statute of limitations. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff filed an opposition, and Defendant filed 28 a reply. (ECF Nos. 14, 15.) II. DISCUSSION A. Allegations of Complaint Plaintiff alleges he was a civil detainee confined at the Fresno County Jail between from January 21, 2020, to approximately October 2021, pending proceedings pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), codified in California Welfare and Institution Code, section 6600 et seq. (ECF No. 1 at 3.) Plaintiff alleges that when he returned to Coalinga State Hospital (CSH) he could not get to the law library or consult…