Terry Leeshawn Lewis v. Los Angeles County

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6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TERRY LEESHAWN LEWIS, Case No. 2:19-cv-07891-JAK (SHK) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

13 v. 14 LOS ANGELES COUNTY, et al., 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 On June 26, 2019, Plaintiff Terry Leeshawn Lewis (“Plaintiff”), proceeding 20 as a self-represented party, constructively filed1 a Complaint asserting claims under 21 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Complaint was filed in the District of Oregon together with 22 an Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (“Application”) and a 23 Motion for Appointment of Counsel (“Motion”). Electronic Case Filing Numbers 24 (“ECF Nos.”) 1-3. On September 11, 2019, the case was transferred from the 25 District of Oregon to this District. ECF No. 5, Transfer Order. In Plaintiff’s 26 Application, he failed to provide a certified copy of his inmate trust fund statement 27 1 Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner gives prison authorities a pleading to mail to court, the court…