Herships

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HOWARD HERSHIPS, Case No. 3:20-cv-07208-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE DISMISSAL

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 In January 2020, pro se plaintiff Howard Herships was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for a probation violation, and his hearing aids were taken from him. Without hearing aids, Herships says that he could not participate in court appearances or communicate with his counsel. Herships sued the Santa Clara County Superior Court (Superior Court) and Santa Clara County (County), specifically the County District Attorney’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office, on disability-related claims. Dkt. No. 72. Herships was sentenced to six months in county jail for the probation violation. Judge Takaichi of the Santa Clara County Superior Court awarded Herships 32 days of custody credit, Dkt. No. 20-2 at ECF p. 28, but denied Herships’ request for an additional 30 days of credit for time served in custody during his original…