(PS) Leonard-Hayselden v. San Diego Police Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
7 8 LEONARD-HAYSELDEN et al., Case No.: 3:23-CV-1298-JO-BLM 9 Plaintiffs, 10 v.
ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT,
AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT
13 Defendant. 14 15 On December 13, 2022, pro se Plaintiffs Tasheda J. Leonard-Hayselden and Matthew H. Leonard-Hayselden filed a complaint in the Eastern District of California alleging that Defendant San Diego Police Department kidnapped their two children. Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiffs also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. 2. On July 14, 2023, the case was transferred to this Court. Dkt. 6. For the following reasons, the Court grants Plaintiffs’ IFP request and dismisses the complaint in full under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). I. PLAINTIFF’S IFP MOTION Upon review of Plaintiffs’ affidavit in support of their IFP motion, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have made a sufficient showing of inability to pay the filing fee required to prosecute this action.…