Arunachalam

Arunachalam v. Davila

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 14, 20203:18-cv-02488California355 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LAKSHMI ARUNACHALAM, Case No. 3:18-cv-02488-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING CASE

v.

EDWARD J. DAVILA, et al., Defendants.

12 The Court struck the original complaint in this case for revealing the home addresses of two district judges. Dkt. No. 6. The Court dismissed an amended complaint that ran well over 100 pages in length and purported to sue, among others, former President Obama, a current United States Senator, several Federal Circuit judges, and judges on federal and state courts in Delaware, Texas, and this district. Dkt. No. 12. The amended complaint was accompanied by hundreds of pages of exhibits. Dkt. No. 9. Plaintiff was expressly advised that judicial officers are rarely, if ever, subject to a lawsuit for performance of their duties, and that further leave to amend would likely not be granted. Dkt. No. 12 at 1-2. Plaintiff sought mandamus review of the dismissal by the Ninth Circuit, which was denied. Dkt. No. 17. The Supreme Court affirmed…

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