UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CYMEYON HILL,
Case No. 24-cv-00169-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v. 6 EPHREM TIKU, et al., 7 Defendants.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a civil detainee currently in custody at Napa State Hospital (“NSH”), filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 stemming from alleged violations of his constitutional rights at NSH. Dkt. 1. He names as defendants the following NSH medical staff: Psychiatric Technician Ephrem Tiku and Registered Nurse (“RN”) “Michael.” Id. at 2. Plaintiff seeks punitive damages. Id. at 3. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, which will be granted in a separate written Order. Venue is proper because the events giving rise to the claim are alleged to have occurred at NSH, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). II. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review Federal courts must engage in a preliminary…