Goodwin
Goodwin v. Yamada
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
25 Plaintiff used a form complaint for this case. Under the section of the form asking what 26 statutes support federal question jurisdiction, Plaintiff lists: “Fair Housing Act[,] Sections 102 and 27 28 103 of the Civil Rights of 1991.” (ECF No. 1, p. 4).1 Under the section of the form asking what facts support the claims, Plaintiff states: “intentional discrimination denied Fair Housing Act.” (Id. at 5). In its March 24, 2023 screening order, the Court concluded that Plaintiff failed to provide sufficient facts regarding his claims to give Defendant fair notice to defend the case. Moreover, 5 the Court noted that Sections 102 and 103 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 do not provide a 6 substantive cause of action for housing discrimination. The Court provided Plaintiff with some 7 potentially applicable legal standards and permitted him to file an amended complaint or notice to 8 stand on his complaint within 30 days. The order warned Plaintiff that failure to respond may 9 result in dismissal of the case. 10 On April 4, 2023, the screening order was returned as undeliverable due to an insufficient 11 address. On April 13, 2023, Plaintiff filed a…