Perea

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, Case No. 1:20-cv-01342-JDP Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

SGT. PEREA, et al., ECF No. 2 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff William J. Gradford is a former detainee proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff does not appear to be a prisoner within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. See Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). Plaintiff has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of this application reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

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