Eun Jung Lim v. Irvine City

INTRODUCTION

20 21 On January 25, 2022, Eun Jung Lim (“Plaintiff”), proceeding 22 pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil rights complaint 23 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Dkt. No. 1). On February 22, 24 2022, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (or “FAC”). (Dkt. 25 No. 8). 26 27 28 Case 8:22-cv-00137-SB-AS Document Filed 06/23/ Page 2 of Page ID #:

The First Amended Complaint sues City of Irvine, Irvine Police Department, and eight individual Irvine Police Department employees (“IPD Defendants”) and seven individual Orange County District Attorney’s Office employees (“OCDA Defendants”) (collectively, “Individual Defendants”) for the Individual Defendants’ alleged involvement in charging Plaintiff with assault and battery based on fabricated conduct, and the malicious prosecution of Plaintiff, following an incident on January 25, 2020. (See FAC at 2-9). Plaintiff asserts violations of the Fourteen Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and Plaintiff’s “rights under color of law,” along with claims of malicious prosecution, …