James P. Rodriguez v. Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JAMES P. RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 2:24-cv-08079-MCS (GJS)
Plaintiff ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
v.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
15 Defendant. 16 17 On September 9, 2024, Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, submitted a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. [Dkt. 1 (“Complaint”)]. The Complaint seeks monetary damages against a governmental agency. On December 2 2024, the Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed without prepayment of the full filing fee. [Dkt. 5.] Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A and 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(1), federal courts are required to screen prisoner complaints and dismiss them if they are determined to be frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek relief against a defendant who is immune from suit. See Hebrard v. Nofziger, 90 F.4th 1000, 1006-07 (9th Cir. 2024); Lopez v. Smith, 203 28 1 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th…