Guerra

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 LEONANGEL E. GUERRA, ) Case No.: 1:24-cv-01225 JLT EPG ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS DISMISSING THE 13 v. ) ACTION WITH PREJUDICE ) 14 MADERA POLICE DEPARTMENT, ) (Doc. 6) ) 15 Defendant. ) ) 16 )

17 Leonangel Guerra seeks to hold the Madera Police Department liable for violations of his 18 Fourth Amendment rights during a traffic stop. The magistrate judge found Plaintiff failed to name a 19 proper defendant, despite the Court informing him previously that the police department is not a 20 proper defendant. (Doc. 6 at 4.) In addition, the magistrate judge found Plaintiff failed to allege 21 sufficient facts to state a cognizable Fourth Amendment claim. (Id. at 5-6.) The magistrate judge 22 noted Plaintiff was previously provided the relevant legal standards for his claim and failed to cure the 23 pleading deficiencies the Court identified in screening his initial complaint.1 (Id. at…