Dixon
Dixon v. Director, Office of the District Attorney
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PAUL DIXON, Case No. 22-cv-01315-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL v.
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Plaintiff, an inmate housed at Coalinga State Hospital, has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his constitutional rights were violated by the unnamed director of the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, Santa Clara County district attorney Dolores A. Carr, Santa Clara County supervising deputy district attorney Dana Overstreet, and Santa Clara County deputy district attorney Vonda Tracey. His complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is now before the Court for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 6. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28…