Ian LaMonte Cormier v. The People Of The State Of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 5:24-cv-00648-SVW-KES Date: April 10, 2024

Title: IAN LAMONTE CORMIER v. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.

PRESENT:

THE HONORABLE KAREN E. SCOTT, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Jazmin Dorado Not Present Courtroom Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR

PLAINTIFF: DEFENDANTS:

None Present None Present

PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): Order Dismissing Complaint (Dkt. 1) Without Prejudice and With Leave to Amend

Ian LaMonte Cormier (“Plaintiff”) has filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Complaint” at Dkt. 1). The Court has reviewed the Complaint and finds that it should be dismissed with leave to amend, because it (a) fails to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8, (b) improperly joins multiple, unrelated claims in a single lawsuit, and (c) appears to bring claims barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity.

I. SUMMARY OF PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS AND ALLEGATIONS

A. Defendants and Legal Theories The Complaint names the…