UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DARRYL GADDIS,
Case No. 22-cv-01680-DMR (PR) Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO AMEND HOWARD E. MOSELEY, et al., 10 Defendants.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated at High Desert State Prison (“HDSP”), filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging constitutional violations stemming from an incident when he was being transported either to or from Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), where he was previously incarcerated. See Dkt. 1 at 2-3. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted in a separate Order. In his complaint, plaintiff names the following defendants from SVSP both individually and in their official capacity: Director Howard E. Moseley; and Transportation Officers Ramirez and Cruz. Id. at 2. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief as well as monetary and punitive damages. Id. at 3. Venue…