Trujillo

Fernando Covarrubias v. Trujillo

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaDecember 8, 20205:20-cv-01456California729 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO COVARRUBIAS, ) Case No. EDCV 20-1456-MCS (JPR) ) 11 Plaintiff, ) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR ) FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE 12 v. ) TO STATE A CLAIM )

CUSTODY SPECIALIST TRUJILLO )

et al., ) 14 ) Defendants. ) 15 ) On July 21, 2020, Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, filed a civil-rights action against four West Valley Detention Center employees, alleging various constitutional claims arising from his incarceration there. He was subsequently granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. On September 17, 2020, the Magistrate Judge dismissed the Complaint with leave to amend because it failed to state any claim. She advised Plaintiff that he could file objections to her order and that if he failed to timely file an amended complaint correcting the deficiencies she had pointed out, his lawsuit might be dismissed. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint on October 5, 2020, adding a fifth defendant. The Magistrate Judge…

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