Fox

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONALD ROOTS, No. 2:24-cv-1767-DC-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROBERT W. FOX, et al. Defendants. 16 Plaintiff initiated this action on June 24, 2024, with a fee-paid complaint arising out of harm allegedly suffered in connection with criminal offenses charged against plaintiff in state court. (ECF No. 1.) Because plaintiff proceeds without counsel, this matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, defendants Katherine Carlson and Gavin Newsom move the court for an order dismissing the complaint.1 (ECF Nos. 11, 12.) For the reasons set forth below, the complaint fails to state a claim and the motions to dismiss should be granted. The other named defendants have not appeared in this action. The court will order plaintiff to show cause in writing within 21 days of the date of this order as to why the…