Latham
Latham v. Pollard
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA LAWRENCE LATHAM, Case No.: 3:20-cv-02177-RBM-DTF
CDCR #G-48528,
ORDER APPOINTING PRO BONO
Plaintiff, COUNSEL PURSUANT TO vs. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) AND 14 S.D. Cal. Gen. Order 596 MARCUS POLLARD, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Joshua Lawrence Latham, a prisoner proceeding without counsel, first initiated this civil action pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in November 2020. (See Doc. 1.) Latham’s Amended Complaint alleges Warden Pollard and several other mental health officials employed by Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, violated his due process rights during the course of an involuntary transfer to a psychiatric hospital. (See Doc. 30.) I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On May 7, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. (See Doc. 101.) Specifically, the Court granted summary judgment…