(PC) Houx v. Fresno County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VICTOR HOUX, Case No. 1:24-cv-00116-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v. (Doc. 2) FRESNO COUNTY,

Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Victor Houx (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff initiated this action with the filing of a complaint on January 25, 2024. Id. That same day, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis by a civil detainee. (Doc. 2). All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $405. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a plaintiff’s failure to prepay the entire fee only if he or she is granted leave to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Section…