Byrd
Byrd v. Google Headquarters
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS BYRD, Case No. 21-00571 EJD (PR) 11 Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING v.
MOTION AS MOOT
GOOGLE, et al.,
15 Defendants. (Docket No. 19)
17 Plaintiff, a prisoner in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against “Google Headquarters C.E.O. [and] all media outlets own[ed] by Google.” Dkt. No. 20. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 15. 22 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seek monetary relief…