Price

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARCUS A. PRICE, Case No. 24-cv-02379-JSW

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL; GRANTING

v. LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

SABBEEN, et al., (ECF No. 3.) Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against doctors at Napa State Hospital (“NSH”), where he has been involuntarily committed. He is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) due to a lack of funds. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. ANALYSIS A. STANDARD OF REVIEW When a plaintiff is proceeding IFP, as in this case, "the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that (A) the allegation of poverty is untrue; or (B) the action or appeal (i) is frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or…