Franklin
Franklin v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ERIC D. FRANKLIN, Sr., Case No.: 3:21-cv-01645-GPC-BGS
CDCR #AX-7039,
ORDER:
Plaintiff, 12 vs. 1) GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
GAVIN NEWSOM; JERRY BROWN,
[ECF No. 2] Jr.; DONALD TRUMP; PENCE,
15 Defendants. AND 16 2) DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION AS
FRIVOLOUS PURSUANT TO
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) AND 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) 19 20 Plaintiff Eric D. Franklin, Sr., currently incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) in San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights Complaint (“Compl.”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See ECF No. 1, “Compl.” at 1.) While far from clear, it appears Franklin seeks to sue the current and former Governors of the State of California and the former President and Vice President of the United States for abusing their authority and for “ignor[ing], disobey[ing], [and] endors[ing] court orders” he…