(PS) Ward v. County of Sacramento Dept. of Health and Human Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL M. WARD, Case No. 2:22-cv-02195-DAD-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING PLAINTIFF’S FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT AND GRANTING
v. HIS MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ECF Nos. 2 & 4 HUMAN SERVICES, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Michael M. Ward filed a complaint against Megan Daniels, a social worker for Child Protective Services, and Christoph Guillon, deputy county counsel for the Department of Child and Family Services, allegingt that a state court improperly terminated his custody rights.1 His complaint, however, fails to state a claim. I will give plaintiff a chance to amend his complaint before recommending dismissal. I will also grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). Screening and Pleading Requirements A complaint must contain a…