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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAM DRAKE,

Plaintiff,

v.

STEPHANIE CLENDENIN,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01165-EPG (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS 

(ECF No. 2)

Plaintiff appears to be a civil detainee.

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 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this civil rights 

action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On September 13, 2022, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

(ECF No. 2). Examination of Plaintiff’s application reveals that Plaintiff is unable to afford the 

costs of this action. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is 

GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 15, 2022 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 Plaintiff appears to allege that he was recently in the custody of the Department of State Hospitals. (ECF 

No. 1, p. 4). While Plaintiff is currently incarcerated in Fresno County Jail, Plaintiff alleges that on April 6, 2022, he 

was declared incompetent to stand trial (ECF No. 1, p. 4). Plaintiff further alleges that he is supposed to be 

transferred to the Department of State Hospitals for treatment, but thus far he has not been transferred. (Id. at 3, 5, & 

8). While not deciding the issue at this time, given Plaintiff’s allegations, the Court will treat Plaintiff as a civil 

detainee for the limited purpose of resolving Plaintiff’s pending application.

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