Lingenfelter
Lingenfelter v. Bank of England
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 MICHAEL JAMES LINGENFELTER, Case No. 23-cv-0775-BAS-KSC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING CASE TO SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT v.
BANK OF ENGLAND,
14 Defendant. 15 16 Plaintiff Michael James Lingenfelter, proceeding pro se, files this action against his former employer, Defendant Bank of England. Plaintiff alleges (1) wrongful termination; (2) workplace harassment; (3) mental, verbal, and physical abuse/bullying; (4) retaliation; (5) false claims, slander, defamation, and libel; (6) hostile workplace environment; and (7) interference with prospective economic relations. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) The Court previously granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and ordered Plaintiff to show cause with respect to frivolousness. (ECF No. 11.) The Court noted, “An IFP complaint ‘that merely repeats pending or previously litigated claims’ is subject to dismissal as frivolous.” (Id. (quoting Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103, 1105 n.2 (9th Cir. 1995)).) In this…