David Marshall v. Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:20-cv-01455-CJC (SK) Date March 4, 2020 Title David Marshall v. Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department

Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendant: None present None present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Plaintiff is a wheelchair-bound inmate at the Santa Barbara County Jail seeking to proceed in forma pauperis with a civil rights complaint against the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department. He claims that the Department failed to provide access to outside exercise equipment suitable for wheelchair-bound inmates and that Department “rules” compound this problem by banning other forms of recreation (like books or playing cards) in the exercise yard. (ECF 1 at 8, 14-15). He seeks a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and monetary damages under 42 U.S.C. …