Randy Matthews v. County of Riverside
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY MATTHEWS, Case No. 5:21-CV-00170-VBF-KES
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR
v.
WANT OF PROSECUTION
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, et al., Defendants.
17 On January 25, 2021, Randy Matthews (“Plaintiff”), filed a pro se civil rights lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the County of Riverside, Sheriff Chad Bianco, and Does 1–10 (collectively, “Defendants”) violated his rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause by depriving him of his “liberty and his freedom” as well as his personal property. (Dkt. 1 [“Complaint”].) Plaintiff also filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis. (Dkt. 3 [“IFP Request”].) On February 1, 2021, the Court notified Plaintiff that his case had been assigned to the undersigned District Judge and referred to Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott. (Dkt. 4 [“Notice of Assignment”].) On March 3, 2021, the Court denied Plaintiff’s IFP Request, finding that…