Smith v. Superior Court of California County of Alameda

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 7 8 ANDREA SMITH, Case No. 24-cv-01981-PHK

9 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT

10 v. TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)

11 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA Re: Dkt. 1 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 14 Pro se Plaintiff Andrea Smith filed her Complaint in this action, naming as Defendants the 15 Superior Court of California County of Alameda, the People of the State of California, Judge 16 Stuart Hing, and Attorney Ronald D. Smetana. [Dkt. 1]. In essence, the Complaint alleges 17 misconduct in connection with state court litigation and seeks $3.5 million as sanctions for 18 “fraud.” [Dkt. 1]. The Court previously granted Plaintiff’s financial application to proceed in 19 forma pauperis (“IFP”), in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [Dkt. 8]. The Court now 20 analyzes whether Plaintiff’s Complaint satisfies the mandatory screening requirements of 28 21 U.S.C. §…