Baker
Shannon Williams v. United States of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHANNON WILLIAMS, No. 1:16-cv-01540-DAD-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS
FOR NEW TRIAL
v. (Doc. Nos. 252, 253, 254, 255) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Shannon Williams is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this Federal Tort Claims Act action which proceeded to court trial on July 2, 2025, on plaintiff’s claim that he was subjected to a battery at the hands of federal correctional officers while incarcerated at USP Atwater. On July 3, 2025, the court issued its findings of fact and conclusions of law in an oral ruling and directed that judgment be entered in favor of defendant. (Doc. No. 246.) On July 17, 21, and 25, 2025, plaintiff filed four motions for new trial. (Doc. Nos. 252, 253, 254, 255.) On August 6, 2025, defendant filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motions. (Doc. No. 256.) On August 22, 2025, plaintiff filed a motion for a “continuance to reply to the…