James P. Rodriguez v. Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10
11 JAMES P. RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 2:24-cv-07715-MCS (GJS)
12 Plaintiff ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
13 v.
14 LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
15 Defendant. 16 17 18 On August 28, 2024, Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, 19 submitted a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. [Dkt. 1 (“Complaint”)]. The 20 Complaint seeks monetary damages against a governmental agency. On October 21 10, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed without prepayment of the 22 full filing fee. [Dkt. 5.] 23 Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A and 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(1), 24 federal courts are required to screen prisoner complaints and dismiss them if they 25 are determined to be frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may 26 be granted, or seek relief against a defendant who is immune from suit. See 27 Hebrard v. Nofziger, 90 F.4th 1000, 1006-07 (9th Cir. 2024); Lopez v. Smith, 203 28 1 1 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir.…