(PC) Zhang v. CA Dept. of State Hospitals

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFF BAOLIANG ZHANG, Case No. 2:24-cv-1990-DC-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

STATE HOSPITALS,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff, a former mental patient in the California state hospital system, brings this action against the California Department of State Hospitals (“CDSH”) and alleges various violations of his rights related to incidents occurring between 2012 and 2020. ECF No. 1 at 2. His complaint is noncompliant with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Additionally, insofar as the complaint appears to raise claims against defendants other than CDSH, it improperly contains multiple, unrelated claims against more than one defendant. I will dismiss the complaint and give plaintiff leave to amend so that he may address these deficiencies. I will also grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, and his motion for ruling on the same, ECF No. 4. 27 28 Screening…