Turner

MEMORANDUM **

Richard William Turner appeals pro se from the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of his complaint alleging that his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when he was taken into custody, pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code § 5150, and transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a 72-hour observation. The district court also dismissed Turner’s related state law claims without prejudice. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

I. Allegations in Count I Against Deputy Ruiz

In Count One of the complaint, Turner alleges that defendant Sean Ruiz violated his civil rights as guaranteed by the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. Turner relates that Deputy Ruiz pulled up behind Turner’s car, handcuffed him, took him into custody over his verbal protests, and transported him to the Sheriffs Department. *595 The federal rules require a complaint to set forth “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to reliefFed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2). The rules also state that “[e]ach averment must be simple, concise and direct. No technical forms of pleading or motions are required.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(e)(1).…