Dominguez
Dominguez v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ELIJAH ANTHONY DOMINGUEZ, Case No. 20-cv-01685-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF Re: Dkt. Nos. 3, 4, 8, 12,
CALIFORNIA,
11 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff, a pre-trial detainee, has filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a motion to remove his state criminal prosecution pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1455. He has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. at…