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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FREDERICK BANKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DISNEY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-03635-JD 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, has filed a pro se complaint. He has been granted leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis. 

DISCUSSION

STANDARD OF REVIEW

Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 

redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915A(a). In its review, the Court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims 

which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek 

monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. at 1915A(b)(1),(2). Pro se 

pleadings must be liberally construed. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th 

Cir. 1990).

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires only “a short and plain statement of the 

claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Although a complaint “does not need detailed 

factual allegations, . . . a plaintiff’s obligation to provide the ‘grounds’ of his ‘entitle[ment] to 

relief’ requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a 

cause of action will not do. . . . Factual allegations must be enough to raise a right to relief above 

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the speculative level.” Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (citations 

omitted). A complaint must proffer “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its 

face.” Id. at 570. The United States Supreme Court has explained the “plausible on its face” 

standard of Twombly: “While legal conclusions can provide the framework of a complaint, they 

must be supported by factual allegations. When there are well-pleaded factual allegations, a court 

should assume their veracity and then determine whether they plausibly give rise to an entitlement 

to relief.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 679 (2009). 

LEGAL CLAIMS

Plaintiff contends that the FBI and CIA are responsible for various incidents of violence in 

and around Orlando, Florida, including the shooting at the Pulse Nightclub, the killing of a singer 

who appeared on the television show The Voice, and the killing of a toddler by an alligator at 

Disneyworld. He alleges that the FBI and CIA are using wireless signals sent via satellite to 

control individuals and animals and force them to act out. Plaintiff names as defendants various 

federal agencies, politicians and cities including Richmond, CA which is in this district. 

Plaintiff’s allegations are frivolous, malicious, and fail to state a claim. Because no amount of 

amendment would cure the deficiencies of the complaint, this action is dismissed without leave to 

amend. 

CONCLUSION

1. The complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice for failure to state a claim.

2. The Clerk shall close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 29, 2016

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FREDERICK BANKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DISNEY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-03635-JD 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on September 29, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by 

placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Frederick Banks ID: 05711-068

FCI Butner

PO Box 1000

Butner, NC 27509 

Dated: September 29, 2016

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable JAMES DONATO

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