(PC) Stephenson v. County of Placer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM STEPHENSON, No. 2:20-cv-2227 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF PLACER, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 2). Plaintiff has not submitted either filing on a proper form. Also before this court is plaintiff’s request that the court vacate its order issued November 18, 2020, which directed plaintiff to refile his in forma pauperis application and civil rights action on the forms that the court provided to him. (See ECF No. 6). For the reasons stated below, the court will deny plaintiff’s request and grant him in forma pauperis status. In addition, the court shall order that the complaint be served on the sole named defendant, County of Placer. I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION Although plaintiff has not submitted his in forma pauperis request…