Michael Allen Soto v. Gardena Police Department

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ALLEN SOTO, Case No. 2:21-cv-00583-RSWL (MAA) 11 12 Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM DECISION AND

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

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WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

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GARDENA POLICE

15 DEPARTMENT et al., 16 Defendant. 17 18 19 I. INTRODUCTION 20 On January 20, 2021, Plaintiff Michael Allen Soto (“Plaintiff”), who at that 21 time was being held at Los Angeles County Jail, filed a pro se Complaint alleging 22 violations of his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”). 23 (Compl., ECF No. 1.) On February 23, 2021, the Court denied Plaintiff’s initial 24 Request to Proceed Without Prepayment of Filing Fees. (ECF Nos. 2, 5.) On April 25 5, 2021, Plaintiff provided notice of his change of address to a location outside of 26 jail. (ECF No. 6.) On April 22, 2021, Plaintiff submitted an amended Request to 27 Proceed Without Prepayment of Filing Fees (ECF No. 8), which the Court granted 28 on April 27, 2021 (ECF No. 9). 1 The Court has screened the Complaint, and dismisses it with leave…