Card

Card v. Chin

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMay 14, 20243:23-cv-05760California2,134 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 CHRISTOPHER LEE CARD, Case No. 23-cv-05760-AMO (PR)

Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

JUDGE JASON CHIN, et al., Defendants.

I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Christopher Lee Card, who is in custody at the Santa Rita Jail, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has also filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), which will be granted in a separate written Order. In the case at bar, Card seeks monetary damages, injunctive relief as well as punitive damages. Dkt. 1 at 6.2 Card also requests an “emergency injunction.” Id. at 1. The Court now reviews Card’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES the complaint. II. 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…

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