Britt Dunn v. Navid Souferzadeh
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BRITT DUNN et al., Case No. 2:23-cv-01721-SB-MAR
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DISMISSING WITHOUT
v.
PREJUDICE
NAVID SOUFERZADEH,
Defendant.
On March 6, 2023, Plaintiffs Britt Dunn, Kenzo Tokuda, Julio Rodriguez, and Victor Thomas Diaz III filed a motion for a preliminary and permanent injunction, in which they alleged that they were not provided appropriate medical treatment while in prison and requested that the Court require their doctor to prescribe them different medication. Dkt. No. 1. On March 14, 2023, the Court issued an order explaining that because Plaintiffs had not filed a complaint, their allegations had not been screened to determine whether they had stated cognizable claims, and that because no summons had been issued, the Court lacked jurisdiction over Defendant. Dkt. No. 4. Accordingly, the motion was denied without prejudice as premature. Id.
On the same day the case was filed, the Court indicated that Plaintiffs had not paid their filing fees or requested to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 2. Only Plaintiff Tokuda responded by filing a request to proceed in forma pauperis on April…