Leon
Leon v. The Office of the County Council for the County of Santa Clara
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOSEPH R. LEON, DUX708, Case No. 21-cv-06317-CRB (PR)
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v.
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF, et al., Defendant(s).
Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the Santa Clara County Jail (SCCJ), filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three Santa Clara County Superior Court judges – David A. Cena, Eric S. Geffon and Cynthia Sevely – challenging various decisions the judges made in connection with plaintiff’s ongoing state criminal proceedings and pretrial detention. Among other things, plaintiff challenged the judges’ decisions on his applications/motions for bail and to locate and interview witnesses (plaintiff is representing himself) and on his request for medical care outside SCCJ because medical care at SCCJ is inadequate. Plaintiff sought damages and injunctive relief. 19 On October 22, 2021, the court screened the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and dismissed it with partial leave to amend to allege a § 1983 claim against…