Evelyn Martinez v. City of Los Angeles

INTRODUCTION

17 On April 6, 2021, Evelyn Martinez (“Plaintiff”), a California resident 18 proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights Complaint (“Complaint”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 19 § 1983 (“section 1983”) against Defendant City of Los Angeles. ECF Docket No. 20 (“Dkt.”) 1. Plaintiff also refers to the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”), and 21 LAPD employees Officer Born (“Born”) and Officer Sanchez (“Sanchez”) as 22 defendants in her Complaint. Dkt. 1 at 2, 5. 23 For the reasons discussed below, if Plaintiff desires to pursue this action, she is 24 ORDERED to file a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) within twenty-one (21) 25 days of the service date of this Order. In her FAC, Plaintiff must address the 26 discrepancies identified in this Order. Further, if Plaintiff fails to timely file a First 27 Amended Complaint or fails to remedy the deficiencies of this pleading, the Court will recommend that this action be dismissed without further leave to amend and with prejudice for failure to state a claim and follow the Court’s orders. II. SUMMARY OF THE COMPLAINT A. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS In her Complaint,…