Abraham Kim v. LA County Sheriffs Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 ABRAHAM KIM, Case No. 2:24-cv-10591-CAS-JC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

v. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND AND

DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESPOND TO ORDER

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,

et al., Defendants. 17 I. SUMMARY On December 9, 2024, Plaintiff Abraham Kim, who is at liberty, is proceeding pro se, and has been granted leave to proceed without prepayment of filing fees (“IFP”), filed a Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights (“Complaint”), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”), against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (“LASD”) and “Jailer Garcia,” who is sued solely in his or her official capacity. (Docket No. 1). The Complaint asserts that Defendants violated Plaintiff’s constitutional rights, as well as state law, by denying adequate care for his back injury, among other alleged mistreatment, when he was a pretrial detainee in LASD custody. (See Comp. at 3-5, 12-14). He…