UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CYMEYON V. HILL,
Case No. 24-cv-03091-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL v.
AND SERVICE
NURSE BRIDGETT,
7 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a civil detainee currently being held in custody at Napa State Hospital (“NSH”), filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Venue is proper because the events giving rise to the claim is alleged to have occurred in NSH, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted in a separate order. Plaintiff has named Nurse Bridgett at NSH as the only defendant in this matter. Dkt. 1 at 1. Plaintiff seeks monetary damages. Id. at 3. II. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental…