(PC) Williams v. Sacramento Public Defender's Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN WILLIAMS, No. 2:24-cv-01791-DC-SCR (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
REOCMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING
SACRAMENTO PUBLIC DEFENDER’S THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT LEAVE TO OFFICE, et al., AMEND 15 Defendants. (Doc. No. 11)
17 Plaintiff Brian Williams, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On October 30, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the complaint be dismissed because Plaintiff brings claims against the public defenders who previously represented Plaintiff in criminal proceedings, but public defenders are not state actors within the meaning of § 1983, and thus, Plaintiff cannot bring a § 1983 claim against them. (Doc. No. 11 at 3.)…