L.A.S.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WESTERN DIVISION

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

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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