Mendoza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CHRISTOPHER M. MENDOZA, Case No.: 18-cv-1608-WQH-WVG

Plaintiff,

ORDER

v. SDPD JIMMENEZ, San Diego Police Officer, 14 Defendant. 15 HAYES, Judge: The matter before the Court is the Motion to Reopen Case filed by Plaintiff Christopher M. Mendoza (ECF No. 22). I. BACKGROUND On July 16, 2018, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendant SDPD Jimmenez. (ECF No. 1). On August 14, 2018, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and dismissed Plaintiff’s Complaint sua sponte for failing to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. (ECF No. 3). Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on August 29, 2018 (ECF No. 4), and a Second Amended Complaint on October 19, 2018 (ECF No. 9). On November 1, 2018, the Court determined that the Second Amended Complaint stated a Fourth Amendment excessive force claim against…