Melinda K. Thomas v. Jennifer Roth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MELINDA K. THOMAS, Case No. 5:20-cv-00402-AB (SHK) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND JENNIFER ROTH, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On January 21, 2020, Plaintiff Melinda K. Thomas (“Plaintiff”), a prisoner incarcerated at the California Institution for Women in Chino-Corona, California, proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint (“Complaint” or “Compl.”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”), against her appointed criminal defense attorney Paraq Shah and “district attorney” Jennifer Roth (collectively “Defendants”), in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Electronic Case Filing Number (“ECF No.”) 1, Compl.; ECF No. 3, Mot. to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. The matter was then transferred to this Court. For the reasons below, the Court DISMISSES Plaintiff’s Complaint, without leave to amend, and with prejudice. I. BACKGROUND A. Current Complaint 3…