Holmes-James
Holmes-James v. Harding
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GENEVA Y. HOLMES-JAMES, Case No. 22-cv-07758-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IFP
v. APPLICATION AND ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE
BETTY JEAN HARDING, et al.,
Defendants.
Self-represented Plaintiff Geneva Holmes-James filed a complaint and an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). [Docket Nos. 1, 3.] The court has reviewed Plaintiff’s financial affidavit and finds that she has satisfied the economic eligibility requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) and grants the application to proceed IFP. 15 Having reviewed the complaint, it appears that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction 16 over this action. The complaint is difficult to follow. It names three Defendants: Betty J. 17 Harding-Kennedy; Keith Broderick Benard; and Donald Ray Peoples. The complaint references 18 Plaintiff’s children, who do not appear to be in her custody. Specifically, the complaint alleges 19 that Plaintiff “can’t locate [her] kid’s [sic] at this time.” Compl. 5, 6. …