Legal Opinion

Downey v. Judge

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided September 11, 2025No. 2:25-cv-01106Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 9 10 MARK DOWNEY, CASE NO. 2:25-cv-01106-BJR-DWC 11 Plaintiff, v. ORDER DECLINING SERVICE OF 12 AMENDED COMPLAINT AND TO JUDGE, et al., SHOW CAUSE 13 Defendants. 14 15 Plaintiff Mark Christopher Downey, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated 16 this prisoner civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Having reviewed and screened Plaintiff’s 17 amended complaint in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court declines to direct service 18 and, instead, Plaintiff is ordered to show cause not later…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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