(PC) Williams v. Bell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS, No. 1:16-cv-01584-NONE-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

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v. (Doc. Nos. 82, 121) C. BELL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff John Wesley Williams, appearing pro se and in forma pauperis, brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of his rights under the Eighth Amendment. According to the allegations of his complaint, plaintiff is an inmate receiving mental health treatment at California State Prison-Corcoran (Corcoran). (Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff alleges that defendants chief executive officer (Bell) and three psychologists (Dr. Douglas, Dr. Fischer, and Dr. Harris) at Corcoran, have been deliberately indifferent in treating his mental health issues. (Id.) On April 12, 2019, defendants sought summary judgment in their favor as to plaintiff’s claims against them. (Doc. No. 82.) After affording plaintiff numerous extensions of time to file an opposition to defendants’…