Williams v. Kings County District Attorney's Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 AHKEEM DESHAVIER WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:18-cv-00416-ADA-SKO 9 Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO REOPEN THE CASE

KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, et al., (Doc. 9) 12 Defendants. /

14 On March 27, 2018, Plaintiff Ahkeem Deshavier Williams, proceeding pro se and in forma 15 pauperis, filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arising out of his prosecution by the 16 Kings County District Attorney’s Office and defense by the Public Defender and their alleged failure 17 to provide video evidence. (See Doc. 1.) 18 On July 12, 2018, Plaintiff filed a “Motion” indicating that the video evidence had been 19 located and voluntarily dismissing his case without prejudice. (Doc. 6.) The Court closed the case 20 on July 16, 2018. (Doc. 7). 21 Almost five years later, on June 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed a “Motion-Re-Open Case” 22 indicating that “they still refuse to give me the video.” (Doc. 9 at 2.) While the Court acknowledges 23 Plaintiff is now willing to prosecute his case, a voluntary…