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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYMEYON HILL, No. 2:18-cv-3089 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER DAVID BAUGHMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 1, 2. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application shall be granted. However, because plaintiff has stated that he is a civil detainee, an order directing the custodial prison to collect filing fees from plaintiff’s trust account will not issue. Plaintiff will also be given the opportunity to amend the complaint. I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See ECF Nos. 2, 5. Accordingly, the request to proceed in…