Quintin Anderson v. Sheriffs Officers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

QUINTIN ANDERSON, Case No. 2:23-cv-09748-SB-PD Plaintiff, v.

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

SHERIFFS OFFICERS,

Defendant.

Plaintiff Quinten Anderson filed a civil rights complaint against Defendant “Sheriff’s Officer’s [sic]” alleging that they failed to monitor the cameras as required under “Pen Code 4740.5(c) and 47040.3.” Dkt. No. 1. On the same day, Plaintiff filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 2. Courts are required to screen cases in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or an officer or employee thereof. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The complaint must be dismissed if it is “frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or if the Plaintiff “seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.” Id. Plaintiff alleges that unnamed deputy sheriffs failed to monitor a camera that resulted in items being stolen from his “bed area.” Dkt. No. 1 at 5. He requests that he be compensated for the stolen goods and that the alleged thief be prosecuted. Plaintiff fails to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which requires…