Terry Leeshawn Lewis v. Los Angeles County

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

FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, et al., Defendant. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION On June 26, 2019, Plaintiff Terry Leeshawn Lewis (“Plaintiff”), proceeding as a self-represented party, constructively filed1 a Complaint asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Complaint was filed in the District of Oregon together with an Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (“Application”) and a Motion for Appointment of Counsel (“Motion”). Electronic Case Filing Numbers (“ECF Nos.”) 1-3. On September 11, 2019, the case was transferred from the District of Oregon to this District. ECF No. 5, Transfer Order. In Plaintiff’s 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…