Moses

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID JOHN MOSES, Case No. 22-cv-05021-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff is confined at Napa State Hospital1 and is proceeding without representation by an attorney. He filed this civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is DISMISSED because it does not state a claim upon which relief may be granted. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be…