Ortega

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CARLOS A. ORTEGA, Case No. 19-cv-00319-HSG Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING ORDER OF

DISMISSAL AND JUDGMENT;

v. SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE A.FLORES, et al., Defendants. 12 Plaintiff, an insanity acquittee at Napa State Hospital and proceeding pro se, filed the instant civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons set forth below, the Court VACATES the November 27, 2019 order of dismissal and related judgment (Dkt. Nos. 31, 32), and orders briefing on the issue of whether this action is time-barred. DISCUSSION I. Procedural Background On January 18, 2019, Plaintiff commenced the instant action. The Court found that the complaint stated a cognizable claim for excessive force, in violation of either the Eighth Amendment or the Fourteenth Amendment, against Santa Clara County Jail officers A. Flores, J. Diaz, Melek, and Dugamis. Dkt. No. 7. On November 27, 2019, the…