UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ERIC FARRIS,
Case No. 20-cv-01907-DMR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF SERVICE v.
R. RUIZ,
10 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), has filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 stemming from alleged constitutional violations at SVSP. Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction, and this matter has been assigned to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 4. His motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted in a separate written Order. Dkt. 6. Venue is proper because the events giving rise to the claims are alleged to have occurred at SVSP, which is located in this judicial district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). In his complaint, Plaintiff states an excessive force claim stemming from a September 27, 2018 incident. Plaintiff names Defendant R. Ruiz (hereinafter “Defendant”), who is a…