L.A.S.D.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

10 JOSE A. CASTRO, ) No. CV 19-8225-JGB (AGR) 11 ) Plaintiff, ) 12 ) v. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS 13 ) ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE

14 DEPARTMENT, et al., ) ) 15 Defendants. ) ) 16 ) 17 On September 23, 2019, Plaintiff, an incarcerated inmate proceeding pro se, filed 18 a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 against Los Angeles Count Sheriff’s 19 Department and Deputy Bonner alleging violation of his religious rights. Plaintiff alleges 20 that Defendants denied his rights to Jehovah Witness church services during his 21 incarceration. (Dkt. No. 1.) 22 The Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed without prepayment of filing fees 23 and ordered the United States Marshal to proceed with the service of process upon the 24 Defendants Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Deputy Bonner. …