(PC) Baggett v. City of Fresno et al

Filing 9

ORDER GRANTING 2 , 5 Motions to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 08/29/2024. (Maldonado, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTHONY ALBERT BAGGETT,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 1:24-cv-01024-BAM (PC)
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.
(ECF Nos. 2, 5)
CITY OF FRESNO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Anthony Albert Baggett (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee and former county jail

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inmate appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals

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detained pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees

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and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey,

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201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). This action was initiated in the Sacramento Division of the

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on August 6, 2024. (ECF No.

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1.) The action was transferred to the Fresno Division on August 28, 2024. (ECF No. 6.)

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Currently before the Court are Plaintiff’s motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis,

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filed August 6, 2024 and August 8, 2024. (ECF Nos. 2, 5.) Examination of these documents

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reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, the motions to

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proceed in forma pauperis, (ECF Nos. 2, 5), are HEREBY GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

August 29, 2024

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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