Driver

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILLY DRIVER, CDCR #D-35391, Case No.: 24cv166-CAB-DTF

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS [Doc. No. 22] DR. NARANJO, Psychiatrist, Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Defendant Dr. Naranjo’s motion to dismiss. [Doc. No. 22.] For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL OVERVIEW Plaintiff Billy Driver, currently incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”) in Soledad, California, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. [Doc. No. 1.]1 Plaintiff alleges that while he was incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) on January 16, 2024, Defendant, a staff psychiatrist, refused to discontinue an anti-psychotic medication (Invega) that Plaintiff claims was causing heart palpitations, chest, and kidney pain. Id. at

27 1 Plaintiff is a frequent…