Coughlin
Coughlin v. McGillivrary
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ZACHARY BARKER COUGHLIN, Case No. 24-cv-03420 BLF (PR)
ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING Plaintiff,
MOTION FOR TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER; v. TERMINATING PENDING MOTIONS KEVIN MCGILLIVRARY,
Defendant. (Docket Nos. 2, 6)
17 On June 6, 2024, Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a 24-page typewritten document which was construed as an attempt to file a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff also filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. No. 2. On the same day, the Clerk sent Plaintiff a notice that he had to file a proper complaint using the court form, as well as a separate notice that the IFP application was deficient. Dkt. Nos. 3, 4. The notices directed Plaintiff to file the complaint and a complete IFP motion within twenty-eight days or face dismissal. Id. A…