Ganey
Ganey v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 MICHELLE DIANE GANEY AND Case No.: 23-cv-1448-CAB-AHG
MICHAEL JAMES GANEY, JR.,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
Plaintiffs, PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; Child 17 Welfare Services (CWS), et al,
18 Defendants. [Doc. Nos. 2, 3]
20 On August 7, 2023, Michelle Diane Ganey and Michael James Ganey, Jr. 21 (“Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and their minor children, T.E.W, T.A.W., and 22 M.J.G., filed a complaint [Doc. No. 1] against the San Diego County Child Welfare 23 Services and multiple caseworkers for violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state 24 laws. Plaintiffs also filed a motion to appoint counsel. [Doc. No. 3]. Plaintiffs did not 25 prepay the civil filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) at the time of filing; instead, 26 they filed a Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 27 28 [Doc. No. 2]. For the reasons set forth, the…