Wilson
Wilson v. Ridgeway
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL GEARY WILSON, Case No. 20-cv-00381-PJH Plaintiff,
v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS
KARL CURTIS ROGER RIDGEWAY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 23 11 Defendants.
13 Before the court is defendants Karl Ridgeway, Jack Benthall, Austin Cole, and Olivia Ridgeway’s (“defendants”) motion to dismiss. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court rules as follows. BACKGROUND On January 17, 2020, pro se plaintiff Michael Wilson (“plaintiff”) filed a complaint against defendants, Dkt. 1, and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), Dkt. 2. Because plaintiff had not paid the filing fee, the court reviewed his complaint as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and dismissed it, with leave to amend, for failing to state a 24…