Swain

Swain v. Director of Corrections

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 25, 20193:19-cv-03882California1,996 words

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DARIUS SWAIN, Case No. 19-cv-03882-EMC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

9 v. TO AMEND

10 DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS, Docket No. 1 11 Defendant.

12 13 14 I. INTRODUCTION 15 Darius Swain, an inmate at the California State Prison in Lancaster, commenced this pro se 16 prisoner’s civil action by filing a “writ of replevin complaint.” Docket No. 1. The complaint is 17 now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e) and 1915A. 18 II. BACKGROUND 19 Mr. Swain seeks a judgment against the Alameda County Superior Court and the County 20 Courthouse in this action in which he has named the Director of Corrections as the “respondent.” 21 Docket No. 1 at 1. He alleges that a “financial responsibility” was imposed during his 22 arraignment and that he “was unaware of a fine in addition to imprisonment” imposed against him. 23 Id. He further alleges that his “fiduciary acted as the…

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