Dirk Eugene Lowther v. Metropolitan State Hospital

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESTERN DIVISION 11 DIRK EUGENE LOWTHER, ) No. CV 19-6766-VAP (AGR) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ) ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED 14 METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL, ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE et al., ) 15 ) Defendants. ) 16 ) ) 17 On August 5, 2019, Plaintiff, who is incarcerated and proceeding pro se and in 18 forma pauperis, filed a civil rights complaint against (1) Metropolitan State Hospital; (2) 19 Dr. Boshra, Chief of Medical Operations; and Dr. Dorse. 20 On October 7, 2019, the court received a document from Plaintiff entitled 21 “Amendment to Complaint.” Despite the title, the document was not actually an 22 amended complaint. The document requested that the court add two defendants to the 23 complaint: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Medical Services and Dr. Moore 24 in his individual and official capacities. The document did not allege…