Lonnie Kocontes v. Orange County Sheriff's Depart

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JAN 5 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LONNIE KOCONTES, No. 21-55074

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 8:19-cv-01968-PSG-PLA v.

ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S MEMORANDUM*

DEPARTMENT; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Philip S. Gutierrez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 7, 2021** Pasadena, California

Before: W. FLETCHER and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and BENCIVENGO,*** District Judge.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Cathy Ann Bencivengo, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, sitting by designation. Lonnie Kocontes appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint

for failure to state a claim without leave to amend. Kocontes…