Ko

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:20-cv-07175-DMG (SK) Date August 13, 2020 Title Anthony R. Archuleta v. Ko et al.

Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None present None present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Plaintiff is a California state prisoner seeking to proceed in forma pauperis with a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against four Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriffs who work at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility. (ECF 1 at 3-4). He alleges that they violated his Eighth Amendment rights by taunting him to commit suicide and then denying him medical assistance when he tried to commit suicide. (Jd. at 3-4, 5-6). He also alleges that one deputy sheriff endangered his life by telling inmates that Plaintiff is a “child molester” and a “snitch.” (Ud. at 4, 6). Plaintiffs in forma pauperis application, however,…