Spillard
Spillard v. Tigar
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EVERETT L SPILLARD, Case No. 21-cv-02648-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v.
JON S. TIGAR, Defendant.
12 13 Everett Spillard, a prisoner at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, filed this action for writ of mandamus to compel Judge Tigar “to give notice on any and all rulings before his court.” Docket No. 1 at 1. Mr. Spillard alleges that Judge Tigar has made several errors in Spillard v. Hoffman, 19-cv-1407 JST, and asks that Judge Tigar be ordered to give notice of his rulings in that case. Mr. Spillard’s petition is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), which requires a district court to engage in a preliminary screening of any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be…