(PC) Barnes v. Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 14, 20204:20-cv-02113California1,358 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES,

Case No. 20-cv-02113-YGR (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL v.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY DISTRICT

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, et al., Defendants.

I. INTRODUCTION This action was reassigned from a magistrate judge to the undersigned in light of a recent Ninth Circuit decision. Plaintiff, who is currently in custody at Kings County Jail, filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has named the following Defendants: the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office and the “Superior Court of San Jose,” which is otherwise known as the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (dkt. 11) will be granted in a separate written order. Plaintiff has also filed a motion entitled, “Motion to Add Second Defendant, [P]residing Judge as Part of Defendant Party,” which will be construed as a motion for leave to file a supplemental…

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