Martin Ventress v. David Kilgore
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. SA CV 20-2192 MWF (MRW) MARTIN VENTRESS,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
Plaintiff,
WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND
v. DIRECTOR DAVID KILGORE, CALIFORNIA DCSS, et al., 17 Defendants.
19 The Court dismisses this civil action as frivolous, for failure to state a cause of action upon which relief may be granted, and for failure to comply with court orders. * * * 1. Plaintiff, a self-represented litigant, filed this civil action seeking redress against child support or child welfare obligations that he owes in California, Texas, and North Carolina. (Docket # 1.) 2. Plaintiff paid the filing fee when he initiated the action. However, Magistrate Judge Wilner screened the original complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). (Docket # 5.) That statute allows a court to dismiss a case or claim at any time (even if the litigant paid the filing fee in full) if an action does not plead claims with adequate specificity, seeks monetary…