Jason

Jason v. Turner

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJune 5, 20253:25-cv-02894California1,946 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRENT JASON,

Case No. 25-cv-02894-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS KIM TURNER, et al., 13 Defendants.

I. INTRODUCTION In a complaint spanning nearly 400 pages, Plaintiff Trent Jason has sued Defendant Kim Turner, Executive Officer of California’s Mendocino County Court, as well as the entire California Judiciary, averring violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment. Defendant Turner now moves to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Eleventh Amendment and for failure to state a claim. For the reasons explained below, the motion is granted. II. BACKGROUND On November 27, 2023, Plaintiff was named as a defendant in a state court civil harassment restraining order case filed under docket entry Clark v. Jason, Superior Court case number 23-cv-1139. Compl., Dkt. No. 1, at…

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