Owens
Owens v. Lee
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 KENNETH OLIVER OWENS, #0290606, Case No. 23-cv-06245-CRB (PR)
7 Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
8 v.
9 ELIZABETH K. LEE, Judge, et al., (ECF No. 3) 10 Defendant(s).
11 Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the San Mateo County Jail (SMCJ) in Redwood City, 12 California and frequent litigant in this court, has filed yet another pro se complaint for damages 13 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging wrongdoing by several San Mateo County Superior Court judges 14 and a deputy district attorney in connection with ongoing state criminal proceedings against him. 15 Plaintiff also seeks to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 16 DISCUSSION 17 A. Standard of Review 18 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 19 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 20 1915A(a). The court must identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of 21 the…