Wainscott
Wainscott v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
18 On July 17, 2020, Plaintiff Stephanie Wainscott (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, 19 filed an action against the County of San Diego, the Las Colinas Detention Facility, and 20 the City of La Mesa Police Department (“Defendants”). (ECF No. 1-1.) On July 20, 21 2020, Plaintiff also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 22 U.S.C. § 1915 (a). (ECF No. 2.) For the following reasons, this Court DENIES 23 Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP and DISMISSES Plaintiff’s action with leave to 24 amend. 25 / / / 26 / / / 27 / / / 28 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff claims she was wrongfully detained at Las Colinas Women’s Detention Center on August 1, 2019, at approximately 12:00 p.m. (ECF No. 1-1 at 4.1) Plaintiff states Officer Rojas, an employee of the La Mesa Police Department, conducted her initial arrest in La Mesa earlier that day. Id. While at Las Colinas Women’s Detention Center, Plaintiff states she was “tortured and physically and emotionally damaged by the police.” Id. Plaintiff describes the events that transpired after her arrest, alleging that she was “thrown into a cell full of [human…