Price

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 19 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARCUS PRICE, No. 24-5162 D.C. No. 4:22-cv-03243-JSW Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

JAMES H. CHEN; NAPA STATE

HOSPITAL; CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 16, 2026**

Before: SILVERMAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Marcus Price appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in

his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of his Fourteenth Amendment

rights as an involuntarily committed individual. We have jurisdiction under

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo.…