Lewis
Lewis v. Contra Costa County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARONTA TYRONE LEWIS, Case No. 20-cv-02164-WHO (PR)
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. PAUPER STATUS IS NOT BARRED
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, et al., Defendants.
16 On August 19, 2020, I referred this case for possible placement with a pro bono attorney and issued a stay of proceedings. Dkt. No. 25. The day before, I had dismissed plaintiff Daronta Lewis’s federal civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after review and granted his status to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Dkt. Nos. 24 and 25. The Federal Pro Bono Project has been unable to place this case with pro bono counsel. The stay is lifted. Plaintiff Daronta Lewis may proceed pro se. But I have learned in the interim that he may not be entitled to IFP status under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 because he has brought three or more lawsuits that were frivolous, malicious or failed to state a claim on which relief could be granted. Accordingly, Lewis is ordered to show cause on or…