Rodriguez

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3

ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ,

4 Case No. 19-cv-01378-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, 5 ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT v. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND 6 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 7 Defendants. 8

9 I. INTRODUCTION 10 Plaintiff, a civil detainee at Napa State Hospital (“NSH”), has filed a pro se civil rights 11 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been 12 granted. Dkt. 11. 13 Venue is proper because the events giving rise to the claim are alleged to have occurred at 14 NSH, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 15 In his complaint, Plaintiff names the following Defendants: Governor Gavin Newsom; the 16 Department of State Hospitals (“DSH”); and DSH Deputy Director George Maynard. Dkt. 1 at 1. 17 Plaintiff sues these Defendants in their individual and official capacities. Id. 18 Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. 19 II. DISCUSSION 20 A. Standard of Review 21 …