Calihan
Calihan v. Sloinker
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KENNETH R. CALIHAN, Case No. 19-cv-07645-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
GARRETT AUSTIN SLOINKER, et al., Docket No. 1 Defendants.
12 I. INTRODUCTION Kenneth R. Calihan, an inmate at the Santa Clara County Jail, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His complaint is now before the court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. This order requires Mr. Calihan to file an amended complaint to correct several pleading deficiencies. II. BACKGROUND Mr. Calihan alleges that San Jose police officers Sloinker and Barrera “filed false charges” against him on August 30, 2019, and presented false information to the district attorney. Docket No. 1 at 3. This allegedly resulted in Mr. Calihan being stabbed by another inmate a couple of weeks later. Id. He also alleges that he expects the pending criminal charges to be dismissed. …