UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ,
Case No. 19-cv-01378-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT v. PREJUDICE 6 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 7 Defendants.
I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a civil detainee at Napa State Hospital (“NSH”), has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dkt. 1. In his original complaint, Plaintiff named the following Defendants: Governor Gavin Newsom; the Department of State Hospitals (“DSH”); and DSH Deputy Director George Maynard. Id. at 1. Plaintiff attempted to sue these Defendants in their individual and official capacities. Id. Plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. 11. The Court conducted an initial screening of the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Dkt. 17. The following summary was taken from the Court’s initial screening order:
Plaintiff claims that he is a…