David Fink v. Sarkis Ohannessian
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: EDCV 21-1124 CAS (RAO) Date: July 29, 2021 Title: David Fink v. Sarkis Ohannessian, et al.
Present: The Honorable ROZELLA A. OLIVER, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Donnamarie Luengo N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorneys Present for Defendant(s):
N/A N/A
Proceedings: (In Chambers) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY COMPLAINT
SHOULD NOT BE STAYED [1]
On July 2, 2021, Plaintiff David Fink filed a civil rights complaint (“Complaint”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a request to Proceed Without Prepayment of Filing Fees (“IFP Request”). Dkt. Nos. 1, 2. In brief, Plaintiff alleges that he was arrested in Idaho in March 2015 and thereafter an arrest warrant was issued for him in San Bernardino County, California. Complaint at 4. He alleges that while he was in jail in Idaho, Defendant San Bernardino County Chief Deputy Sheriff Sarkis Ohannessian listened to a recording of a call that Plaintiff made from his jail cell regarding his intention to hire a “good lawyer” and then, without legal authority, Defendant Ohannessian…