James Vest v. CSP - LAC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 10 JAMES VEST, ) Case No. 2:19-cv-06118-FLA (SP) ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ) DISMISSING ACTION FOR FAILURE v. ) TO PROSECUTE [DKT. 27] ) ) CSP-LAC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) 16 I. PROCEEDINGS On July 16, 2019, pro se Plaintiff James Vest (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint in this court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against California State Prison, Los Angeles County (“CSP-LAC”). Plaintiff alleges his civil rights were violated when he was secured to a table and stabbed in the face and head by two inmates. In accordance with the terms of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”), the court screened the complaint for purposes of determining whether the action was frivolous or malicious, or failed to state a claim on which relief might be 27 …