Chris Cowart v. Marina Del Rey Sheriffs

INTRODUCTION

20 On April 10, 2024, Plaintiff Chris Cowart (“Plaintiff”), a California resident 21 proceeding pro se, filed a “Pleading Page For A Complaint,” construed as a civil 22 rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1983 (the “Complaint”). (Dkt. 1; Dkt. 1-1 at 1.) 23 The Complaint names as the only Defendant, the “Marina [d]el Rey Sheriffs.” (Id.) 24 On April 25, 2024, the Court issued an Order dismissing the Complaint with leave 25 to amend for various pleading deficiencies. (Dkt. 6.) On May 6, 2024, Plaintiff 26 filed the operative First Amended Complaint (the “FAC”). (Dkt. 8.) The FAC 27 names Marina del Rey Sergeant Doe 1 and Deputies Doe 2, Doe 3, and Doe 4, all 28 reasons set forth below, the FAC must be dismissed with leave to amend.

3 II. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS IN THE FAC The factual allegations in the FAC1 resemble those in the original Complaint. From what the Court can decipher, Plaintiff alleges three incidents. In the first incident, on October 25, 2023, at approximately 7:00 p.m. on the corner of Gage Street and Broadway Street in Los Angeles, Plaintiff was detained by the…