Peter Kleidman v. Elwood Lui

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WESTERN DIVISION

11 PETER KLEIDMAN, ) Case No. 2:24-cv-02353-PA-JDE ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY v. ) THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE ) DISMISSED ADMINISTRATIVE PRESIDING ) ) JUSTICE ELWOOD LUI, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

18 I. INTRODUCTION On March 20, 2024, Peter Kleidman (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Justice Elwood Lui. Dkt. 1 (“Complaint”). The Complaint alleged that Justice Lui violated Plaintiff’s right of access to the courts by denying his request to file an appeal from an adverse judgment. On June 18, 2024, Justice Lui filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, alleging the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, among other issues. Dkt. 11 (“Motion”). 1 …