James Lowther v. City of Irvine

Case 8:22-cv-00170-FLA-PD Document Filed 05/16/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES LOWTHER, Case No. 8:22-cv-00170-FLA-PD

Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION v. FOR FAILURE TO

PROSECUTE

14 CITY OF IRVINE, et al., 15 Defendants.

I. Pertinent Procedural History and Plaintiff’s Claims

19 On February 1, 2022, Plaintiff James Lowther (“Plaintiff”), a California 20 resident proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint against Defendants the City of Irvine, 21 Irvine Police Officer Brandon Kiefer, Irvine Police Officer James Do, Irvine Public 22 Safety Officer Alden Zhang, and Michelle Traci Matkowski. Dkt. 1 at 2-3. The 23 Complaint purports to raise claims for police misconduct, harassment, intimidation, 24 discrimination, and violations of the Health Insurance Portability and 25 Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Id. 26 at 1, 6-9. Plaintiff also filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP 27 Request”). Dkt. 2. The…