Beer

I. INTRODUCTION

17 Plaintiff John Williams is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil action filed 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 This case proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive 19 force claim against Defendant Oaks; Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment failure to protect claim 20 against Defendant Pascoe; Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment sexual assault claim against Defendant 21 Oaks; and Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to his serious medical 22 needs against Defendants Oaks, Pascoe, Riddle, Beer, Garcia, and Cubos. (ECF No. 25, pp. 2-3). Generally, these allegations stem from an alleged unprovoked assault on Plaintiff by prison 24 25 26 27 1 Plaintiff is not proceeding in forma pauperis; he paid the filing fee. (See docket entries on March 15 and 24, 2021). officials in August 2019, and Plaintiff’s subsequent denial of medical care for his injuries. (See ECF No. 10, pp. 3-7).2 Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion and request for a court order to limit the scope of a subpoena that Defendants issued to Atascadero State Hospital regarding Plaintiff’s mental health treatment records and disciplinary…