Jailen Parks v. Chacano Christian
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAILEN PARKS, ) Case No. CV 19-4346-GW (JPR) 12 ) Plaintiff, ) 13 ) ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S v. ) FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH 14 ) LEAVE TO AMEND
CHOCANO CHRISTIAN, )
15 ) Defendant. ) 16 ) 17 On May 20, 2019, Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil-rights action against Defendant Chocano Christian in his official capacity, seeking compensatory damages and possibly “plasti[c] surgery” and “therap[]y.” (Compl. at 3, 6.) He was subsequently granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s claims arise from his arrest on unspecified charges, during which Defendant, an Inglewood Police Department police officer, allegedly deployed a police dog against him after he had surrendered. On August 28, 2019, the Court dismissed the Complaint with leave to amend, finding that its allegations failed to state any 1 claim on which relief might be granted. The Court identified the deficiencies in the Complaint and explained what Plaintiff…