Zachary Castaneda v. Garden Grove Police Department

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

ZACHARY CASTANEDA, NO. SA CV 21-1892-FMO (AGR)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION v. GARDEN GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., 16 Defendants.

19 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Second Amended Complaint, records on file, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (“Report”), and Plaintiff’s filing dated January 22, 2025 (Dkt. No. 495). The Court has engaged in a de novo review of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objections have been made. The Report recommends dismissal of the Second Amended Complaint, in which Plaintiff alleges excessive force by the police, with leave to amend only as to individual capacity claims against Defendant DaRe. (Dkt. No. 493.) Plaintiff’s 26 filing has been liberally construed as objections and have been reviewed de novo. 27 (Dkt. No. 495.) 28 In his objections, Plaintiff argues that Defendants are “criminals”; that 2 …