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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-00639-VBF-KES Date: May 9, 2024

Title: DONNELL G. HADDOCK v. SHERIFF LUNA

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

On December 18, 2023, Donnell G. Haddock (“Haddock”) constructively1 filed a pro se civil rights complaint. (“Complaint” at Dkt. 1.) On March 29, 2024, the District Judge granted his request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). (Dkt. 6.) The IFP statute requires courts to “dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that” the case is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The Court has…