Harris

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID D. HARRIS, Case No. 20-cv-07233-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v. Re: Dkt. No. 1 STEPHEN MAYERI, Defendant.

12 David D. Harris, an inmate currently at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His complaint is now before the court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. 16 BACKGROUND The complaint alleges the following: Harris suffers from a long history of mental illness that has caused him to be a danger to himself and others. Sometimes he has auditory hallucinations that make him want to kill himself. Dr. Stephen Mayeri, a psychiatrist at Salinas Valley State Prison, was aware of Harris’ danger to himself. Dr. Mayeri petitioned the treatment team to reduce Harris’ level of care, even though he knew Harris was a danger to himself. (Exhibits to the complaint indicate that this happened in about March 2019. See Docket No. 1 at 8, 10.)…