Watts
Watts v. Epps
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANTE WATTS, Case No. 24-cv-03913-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
DAVID EPPS, Defendant.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, an inmate in the Santa Clara County Jail who is proceeding without an attorney, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the public defender representing him in his criminal proceedings, David Epps of the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office, and Lieutenant Marquard of the San Jose Police Department. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is DISMISSED with leave to amend. BACKGROUND Plaintiff claims on April 5, 2024, “my constitutional rights were being violated by David 20 Epps, Public Defender of law.” (ECF No. 1 at 4.) He alleges there was a “fal[se] p.d. report” and 21 a “technicality” in his criminal case. (Id. at 2.) He further alleges…