Wakefield

Timothy Wakefield appeals the district court’s dismissal of his § 1983 action against John Doe, a correctional officer at San Quentin Prison. Wakefield alleges that Doe violated his Eighth Amendment rights by refusing to provide him with prescription psychotropic medication upon his release from prison. He asserts that Doe exhibited deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. Because we find that Wakefield has stated a cause of action upon which relief might be granted, we reverse the district court’s dismissal of Wakefield’s action against Doe, and remand for further proceedings in the district court.

I.

BACKGROUND

According to Dr. John Dupre, the Staff Psychiatrist at San Quentin Prison, Wake- *1162 field suffers from Organic Delusional Disorder. The disorder, when untreated, renders Wakefield prone to violent outbursts. In order to manage this disorder, Wake-field took Navane, a psychotropic medication. Indeed, while he was a prisoner at San Quentin, Navane was prescribed for Wakefield, and delivered to him, at the direction of Dr. Dupre.

According to Wakefield’s allegations, he met with Dr. Dupre shortly before he was released from San Quentin. At this time,…