Michael Joseph Pagaling v. Los Angeles County Jail

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaJune 29, 20232:22-cv-03644California2,041 words

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I. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

19 On May 18, 2022, Plaintiff Michael Joseph Pagaling, who is proceeding pro 20 se and has been granted leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee 21 (“IFP”), filed a Civil Rights Complaint by a Prisoner (“Complaint”) in the United 22 States District Court for the Northern District of California, which transferred the 23 action to this Court on May 25, 2022. (Docket Nos. 1, 6). 24 25 26 1Although Plaintiff filed a “Civil Rights Complaint by a Prisoner,” it is unclear whether he is a prisoner since he resides at the Napa State Hospital. (Complaint at 1, 7 (as paginated on the Court’s electronic docket)). As Plaintiff is proceeding IFP, the Magistrate Judge screened the Complaint 2 || to determine if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which 3 || relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune 4 || from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). On July 7, 2022, the Magistrate 5 || Judge dismissed the Complaint with leave to amend (“July Order”) because the 6 || Complaint was deficient in multiple respects.” (Docket No. 17). On July 19, 2022,…

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