Dawes
Dawes v. The People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM DAWES, Case No.: 19-cv-02122-MMA (VET)
Plaintiff,
ORDER
vs. (1) OVERRULING OBJECTION; HOWARD AUSBURY, et al.,
Defendants. (2) APPOINTING PRO BONO
COUNSEL PURSUANT TO
16 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) AND S.D. Cal. Gen. Order 596
18 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff William Dawes (“Dawes”) is a California inmate who filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in this case. In his original complaint, he alleged Defendants destroyed his property, his public defenders did not properly represent him, he was denied due process, and Defendants Bravo, Gene, Ugalde, Ausbury, Silva, Shellano, Ayala, Solis, and Zuniga used excessive force on him while he was incarcerated at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in 2016. Doc. No. 1. The complaint and the amended complaint were screened and all of Dawes’s claims were ultimately…