Simpson
(PC) Carter v. Simpson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHANAEL JAMES CARTER, JR, No. 2:25-cv-0428 CSK P Plaintiff, ORDER v. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER SIMPSON, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Plaintiff appears pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 18 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 19 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is before the 20 Court.
I. PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
22 Plaintiff alleges as follows. On December 26, 2022, at California State Prison, 23 Sacramento, Correctional Officers Van, McCloud, Simpson, and C. Campuzano used excessive 24 force on plaintiff while he was handcuffed behind his back by slamming plaintiff on the ground 25 and choking plaintiff with their forearms to the back of plaintiff’s neck. (ECF No. 13 at 5.) 26 Officer C. Campuzano tried to break plaintiff’s right wrist while Sgt. McKenna, Sgt. D. Heinkel, 27 Sgt. B. Schroeder, and Correctional Officer N. Rodriguez watched, condoned and…