Watkins
Watkins v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RAYMOND C WATKINS, Case No. 18-cv-07496-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 17 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant.
12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Raymond C. Watkins, a pretrial detainee at Napa State Hospital, has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging the violation of his constitutional rights because he is being medicated against his will. Now pending before the Court is defendant’s motion to dismiss this action. Dkt. No. 17. Plaintiff has filed an opposition, Dkt. No. 22, and defendant has filed a reply, Dkt. No. 23. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. DISCUSSION I. Complaint According to the complaint,1 on October 17, 2018,2 plaintiff was found to be incompetent to stand trial. Dkt. No. 1 at 6. Plaintiff was transferred to Napa State Hospital where…