Dears
Dears v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 JOHNNY DEARS, Case No.: 3:20-cv-0012-BAS-AGS Booking #19748199,
ORDER:
Plaintiff, (1) GRANTING MOTION TO v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS [ECF No. 2]; SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES; SOCIAL AND
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
MANAGER, (2) DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR
FAILING TO STATE A CLAIM Defendants. [ECF No. 1] 17 Plaintiff Johnny Dears (“Plaintiff”), detained at the San Diego Central Jail (“SDCJ”), and proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 399 (1971). (Compl., ECF No. 1.) Although Plaintiff’s Complaint is unclear, the Court understands it to allege that he was discriminated against when he was denied social security benefits. (Id. at 3-5.) Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief, $200,000 in general and punitive…