Ronald Xavier Collins v. United States

I. Background

25 Plaintiff Ronald Xavier Collins (“Collins”) is a former prisoner at the Federal Correctional 26 Complex in Lompoc, California. See ECF No. 31. He alleges that while incarcerated, he underwent a 27 colonoscopy, and that complications followed that were not properly treated. See id. In particular, he 28 alleges that he suffered from an enterovesical fistula, and that he suffered further when prison staff required him to wear shackles on his ankles during treatment, causing injuries to his ankles. See id. ¶¶ 14–16. Collins filed suit in this Court on December 15, 2020. ECF No. 1. On October 25, 2021, Collins filed his First Amended Complaint. ECF No. 31 (“FAC”). Collins brings one cause of action: medical negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”).1 See id. Collins brings this claim against Defendants United States of America (the “government”), United States Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”), Michael Carvajal—the former Director of the BOP, and Dr. William Watson—a BOP general practitioner (collectively, “Defendants”). See id. The United States answered on November 15, 2021. ECF No. 32. …