Charles Dunkentell v. Alex Villanueva
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:21-cv-02767-SVW-PD Document Filed 02/04/ Page1of5 Page ID#:124 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES DUNKENTELL, Case No. 2:21-cv-02767-SVW-PD Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING vy. ACTION FOR FAILURE TO
PROSECUTE
4] ALEX VILLANUEVA, et al., '° Defendants. 16 17 I. Pertinent Procedural History and Plaintiff's Claims On March 29, 2021, Plaintiff Charles Dunkentell filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that he was physically assaulted in violation of his rights under the Eighth Amendment while he was
in custody at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail “LACMCJ”). [Dkt. No. 1 at 5.] Plaintiff concurrently filed an application to proceed in forma
pauperis. [Dkt. No. 2.]| He sues Defendants Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex
Villanueva and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputies Does 1 through 4, alleging that they used excessive force and failed to protect him in violation…