Kenyahtee Teasley v. Alex Villanueva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENYAHTEE TEASLEY, Case No. 2:21-cv-00120-JGB-PD Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION vy. FOR FAILURE TO

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ALEX VILLANUEVA, et al., Defendants. 16 17 I. Pertinent Procedural History and Plaintiff's Claims On January 6, 2021, Plaintiff Kenyahtee Teasley, who was then 20 || incarcerated at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles County, filed a pro se civil 21 || rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (the “Complaint”) against Defendants || Deputies Cortez and Walker, and Defendant Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex 23 || Villanueva. [Dkt. No. 1.] The Complaint alleges that on October 15, 2020, || Defendant Cortez and other unnamed deputies physically assaulted him 25 || while he was in custody at the Men’s Central Jail. Plaintiff concurrently filed 26 || an application to proceed in forma pauperis (the “IFP Request”). [Dkt. No. 2.] 27

On January 20, 2021, the Court screened the Complaint pursuant to 28 2 ||…