Baker

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SHANNON WILLIAMS, No. 1:16-cv-01540-DAD-HBK (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS

FOR NEW TRIAL

13 v. (Doc. Nos. 252, 253, 254, 255) 14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Shannon Williams is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 18 in this Federal Tort Claims Act action which proceeded to court trial on July 2, 2025, on 19 plaintiff’s claim that he was subjected to a battery at the hands of federal correctional officers 20 while incarcerated at USP Atwater. On July 3, 2025, the court issued its findings of fact and 21 conclusions of law in an oral ruling and directed that judgment be entered in favor of defendant. 22 (Doc. No. 246.) 23 On July 17, 21, and 25, 2025, plaintiff filed four motions for new trial. (Doc. Nos. 252, 24 253, 254, 255.) On August 6, 2025, defendant filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motions. (Doc. 25 No. 256.) On August 22, 2025, plaintiff filed a motion for a “continuance to reply to the…