James Williams v. Craig Koenig

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 5 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JAMES WILLIAMS, No. 21-16092

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:20-cv-04348-YGR

v.

MEMORANDUM*

CRAIG KOENIG, Acting Warden, CTF; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 28, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: PAEZ, NGUYEN, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge BUMATAY.

Plaintiff James Williams is incarcerated in California state prison. In this

action, Williams alleges that prison employees (“Defendants”) violated the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to grant him a “Lower Bunk

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Order” that would permit him to reside and sleep in a lower…