Herndon
Herndon v. Marin County Conservatorship
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 GERROD HERNDON, D1036323, Case No. 21-cv-00649-CRB (PR) Plaintiff, v. ORDER OF DISMISSAL (ECF No. 6) MARIN COUNTY CONSERVATORSHIP, Defendant(s). Plaintiff, a former state prisoner currently at Ruby’s Valley Care Home (RVCH), an 10 || assisted living facility in Fresno, California, has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the conservatorship from Marin County Superior Court pursuant to which he is || committed to RVCH. Plaintiff also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) which, based || solely on his affidavit of poverty, is GRANTED. S Plaintiff's § 1983 action must be DISMISSED because it is well established that lower federal courts are without subject matter jurisdiction to review state court decisions. See District || of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 486-87 (1983); Rooker v. Fidelity Trust || Co., 263 U.S. 413, 416 (1923); see…