UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WENDELL COLEMAN,
Case No. 24-cv-00002-DMR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v.
PROPERTY OFFICER GARCIA,
10 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging a violation of his constitutional rights by Defendant SVSP Property Officer Garcia. Dkt. 1 at 3. Plaintiff seeks monetary and punitive damages. Id. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted in a separate written Order. Dkt. 2. This matter has been assigned to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 7. Venue is proper in this judicial district because the events giving rise to Plaintiff’s claims in his complaint are alleged to have occurred at SVSP, which is located in this district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). II. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal…