Wood
Wood v. County of Contra Costa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDREA C. WOOD, Case No. 19-cv-07124-MMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO
v. SHOW CAUSE WHY COMPLAINT
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al.,
Defendants.
12 On October 29, 2019, plaintiff Andrea C. Wood ("Wood") filed the above-titled action, in which she alleges that two state court judges, seven other individuals, and a county entered into a conspiracy to cause the state court to remove Wood's minor children from her custody. The Court, having read and considered the complaint, finds it appropriate to direct Wood to show cause why the complaint should not be dismissed without leave to amend. See Wong v. Bell, 642 F.2d 359, 361-62 (9th Cir. 1981) (holding district court may "act on its own initiative to note the inadequacy of a complaint and dismiss it," after first affording plaintiff an opportunity to respond thereto). BACKGROUND Wood alleges the…