Ferrantino

Ferrantino v. Stanford University

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 12, 20213:21-cv-07757California981 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division ANTHONY FERRANTINO, Case No. 21-cv-07757-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. Re: ECF No. 1 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Defendant. 16 The plaintiff filed a pro se complaint alleging violations of Title III of the Americans With Disability Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181–12189, against Stanford University on the grounds that he was wrongfully arrested by Stanford while he was a patient under its medical care.1 He also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, which the court granted.2 A complaint filed by any person proceeding in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) is subject to a mandatory and sua sponte review and dismissal by the court to the extent that it is frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 845 (9th Cir.…

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