Barnes
Barnes v. Hanford Superior Court Judge
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES, Case No. 1:20-cv-00390-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE FIRST
v. AMENDED COMPLAINT
HANFORD SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, et (ECF No. 1) al., THIRTY DAY DEADLINE Defendants.
17 Antoine Deshawn Barnes (“Plaintiff”) is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on March 6, 2020. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief against a…