Simmons
Simmons v. Koh
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS, Case No. 21-cv-05966-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v.
LUCY H. KOH, Defendant.
12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Melvin Joseph Simmons, a prisoner at the California Substance Abuse Facility, filed this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to complain about a separate action considered by United States District Judge Lucy H. Koh (“Judge Koh”). See Docket No. 1 (“Complaint”).1 Mr. Simmons’s Complaint is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. II. BACKGROUND On December 21, 2020, Mr. Simmons filed a lawsuit against California Correctional Health Care Services. See Docket No. 1, Simmons v. Cal. Corr. Health Care Servs., 5:20-cv-9282 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 2020) (“CCHCS Action”). That action was assigned to Judge Koh. Also on December 21, 2020, the Clerk of the Court sent Mr. Simmons a notice that he had neither paid the filing fee for nor…