Price

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARCUS A. PRICE, Case No. 24-cv-02899-JSW

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

AMRIT SAINI, (ECF No. 3) Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a psychiatrist 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 (iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such…