Pagaling

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 22-cv-05277 BLF

MICHAEL JO SEPH PAGALING,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH

Plaintiff, LEAVE TO AMEND 13 v.

NAPA STATE HOSPITAL, Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint against the Napa State Hospital (“NSH”), where he is currently confined. Dkt. No. 1. The matter was dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in response to the Clerk’s notice; judgment was entered the same day. Dkt. Nos. 3, 4. The matter was reopened after the Court found good cause in several post judgment filings by Plaintiff. Dkt. No. 8. Plaintiff filed an IFP motion which will be addressed in a separate order. Dkt. No. 10. /// /// /// DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 5 …