Weaver v. Third Watch et al

Filing 4

ORDER DISMISSING CASE; ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 7/25/14. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/25/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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WILLIE WEAVER,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

THIRD WATCH, et al.,
Defendants.

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

ORDER OF DISMISSAL;

v.

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INTRODUCTION

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This is a federal civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A review of the

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complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a) shows that the claims are frivolous. Accordingly, the

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action is DISMISSED with prejudice.
DISCUSSION

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Standard of Review
A “complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim

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to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009)

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(quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). “A claim has facial

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plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the

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reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” Id. (quoting

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Twombly, 550 U.S. at 556). Furthermore, a court “is not required to accept legal conclusions

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cast in the form of factual allegations if those conclusions cannot reasonably be drawn from

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the facts alleged.” Clegg v. Cult Awareness Network, 18 F.3d 752, 754–55 (9th Cir. 1994).

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Dismissal is appropriate when the complaint is “frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim

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upon which relief may be granted.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). Dismissal under § 1915 for

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frivolousness prior to service is appropriate where no legal interest is implicated, i.e., where a

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claim is premised on an indisputably meritless legal theory or is clearly lacking any factual

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basis. See Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327 (1989); Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d

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1103, 1106 (9th Cir. 1995). If as a matter of law “it is clear that no relief could be granted

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under any set of facts that could be proved consistent with the allegations,” Hishon v. King &

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Spaulding, 467 U.S. 69, 73 (1984), “a claim must be dismissed, without regard to whether it

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is based on an outlandish legal theory or on a close but ultimately unavailing one,” Williams,

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490 U.S. at 327. To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege two

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essential elements: (1) that a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States

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was violated, and (2) that the alleged violation was committed by a person acting under the

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color of state law. See West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988).

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Disposition
Plaintiff claims that he has not received his shaving razors on some days. It is clear

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that such claims are frivolous and that relief could not be granted under any set of facts that

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could be proved consistent with the allegations. Hishon, 467 U.S. at 73. The claims are

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DISMISSED with prejudice. Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis

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(Docket No. 3) is DENIED because the action is frivolous. Tripati v. First Nat. Bank &

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Trust, 821 F.2d 1368, 1370 (9th Cir. 1987). The Clerk shall terminate Docket No. 3, enter

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judgment in favor of defendants, and close the file.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: July 25, 2014
RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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