Taylor
Taylor v. Price
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EUGENE ELRIDGE TAYLOR,
Case No. 21-05237 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING
MOTION AS MOOT
v.
WARDEN BRANDON PRICE,
15 Defendant. (Docket No. 3)
17 Plaintiff, a civil detainee, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Warden Brandon Price of Coalinga State Hospital, where Plaintiff is currently committed under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. Dkt. No. 1 at 4. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. 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 27 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a…