Flournoy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES HENRY FLOURNOY, P00154293, Case No. 24-cv-02101-CRB (PR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

KATHRYN WADE, Defendant(s).

Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the Marin County Jail (MCJ) facing state criminal charges in Marin County Superior Court and other state county superior courts, and a frequent litigant in federal court, has filed a pro se complaint for damages against Contra Costa County resident Kathryn Wade alleging that Wade is “legally responsible for the loss in attorney fees plaintiff has suffered as a direct and proximate result” of Ms. Wade’s failure to pay him for his legal services. ECF No. 1 (Compl.) at 2. Plaintiff also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 which the court will grant in an accompanying order based solely on his affidavit of poverty. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review Federal courts “shall dismiss” a case brought IFP “at any time if the court…