Owens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 KENNETH OLIVER OWENS, #0290606, Case No. 23-cv-05654-CRB (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

ELIZABETH K. LEE, Judge, et al., (ECF No. 3) Defendant(s).

Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the San Mateo County Jail (SMCJ) in Redwood City, California and frequent litigant in this court, has filed a pro se complaint for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging various wrongdoing by several San Mateo County Superior Court judges and a deputy district attorney in connection with ongoing state criminal proceedings against him. Plaintiff also seeks to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the…