Roberto Jose Cota v. Santa Ana Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DIVISION ROBERTO JOSE COTA, ) Case No. 8:21-CV-01774-MWF-JDE ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ) v. ) CASE SHOULD NOT BE ) DISMISSED SANTA ANA POLICE ) DEPARTMENT, et al., ) Defendants. ) )

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I. INTRODUCTION On October 25, 2021, Plaintiff Roberto Jose Cota (“Plaintiff”), a pretrial detainee at Orange County Jail, proceeding pro se and seeking to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), filed a Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983” or “§ 1983”) against Defendants Santa Ana Police Department (“SAPD”), David Valentin, Gallardo, John Doe, and Gus Morroyoqui. Dkt. 1 (“Complaint”); Dkt. 2 (“IFP Request”). Because Plaintiff, a detainee, seeks redress in the Complaint against government officials and entities, and because Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed IFP, under 28…