Dennis Dale Catchings v. City of Santa Monica

Case 2:21-cv-09072-ODW-PVC Document5 Filed 02/03/ Page1of11 Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES —- GENERAL

Case No. _CV 21-9072 ODW (PVC) Date: February 3, 2022 Title Dennis D. Catchings v. City of Santa Monica, et al.

Present: The Honorable Pedro V. Castillo, United States Magistrate Judge

Marlene Ramirez None Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None

PROCEEDINGS: [IN CHAMBERS] ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

MAGISTRATE JUDGE SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS BE DENIED AND THAT

PLAINTIFF BE DEEMED A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT

On November 15, 2021, Plaintiff Dennis D. Catchings, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed the most recent action in a long series of civil rights complaints brought against a rotating set of Defendants, including the City of Santa Monica, the City of Santa Monica Police Department (“SMPD”), and various local, state, and federal government officials who were either involved in,…