Childress
(PC) Williams v. Childress
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LANCE WILLIAMS, ) Case No. 1:21-cv-01793-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF THE
ACTION
D. CHILDRESS, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 18) Defendants. ) ) )
Plaintiff Lance Williams is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed the instant action on December 16, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) On April 12, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis finding that although he suffered three or more strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), he demonstrated that he was under imminent danger of serious physical harm at the time the complaint was filed. (ECF No. 14.) On May 5, 2022, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint, found that he stated a cognizable claim for excessive force…