Wood

1 2 3 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ANDREA C. WOOD, Case No. 19-cv-07124-MMC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

9 v. SHOW CAUSE WHY COMPLAINT

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

10 COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al.,

Defendants. 11

12 13 On October 29, 2019, plaintiff Andrea C. Wood ("Wood") filed the above-titled 14 action, in which she alleges that two state court judges, seven other individuals, and a 15 county entered into a conspiracy to cause the state court to remove Wood's minor 16 children from her custody. 17 The Court, having read and considered the complaint, finds it appropriate to direct 18 Wood to show cause why the complaint should not be dismissed without leave to amend. 19 See Wong v. Bell, 642 F.2d 359, 361-62 (9th Cir. 1981) (holding district court may "act on 20 its own initiative to note the inadequacy of a complaint and dismiss it," after first affording 21 plaintiff an opportunity to respond thereto). 22 BACKGROUND 23 Wood alleges the…