Massengale

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN MASSENGALE, Case No. 1:24-cv-00066-JLT-CDB

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE

13 v. A CLAIM 14 KERN COUNTY MUNICIPALITY, (Doc. 13) 15 Defendant. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 16 17 Plaintiff Kevin Massengale (“Plaintiff”) is a former pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Docs. 1, 9). Plaintiff originally filed his complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on December 19, 2023. (Doc. 1). The action was transferred to this Court on January 16, 2024. (Docs. 5-6). On January 25, 2024, at the Court’s direction, Plaintiff filed a notice of related cases in which he identified as related cases No. 1:24-cv-00065-JLT-CDB (“Massengale I”) and 1:24-cv-00010-SKO. (Doc. 8). The Court issued its first screening order on March 18, 2025, finding Plaintiff’s complaint failed to…