UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CYMEYON V. HILL,
Case No. 24-cv-02739-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v. 9 JENNIE CLAY, et al., 10 Defendants.
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 as defendants the following members of the medical staff at NSH: Jennie Clay, Patty Tyler, “Tom Program Director,” and “Monique Assistant Director.” Dkt. 1 at 1, 3. Plaintiff seeks punitive damages. Id. at 2. II. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks…