(PC) Parker v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN PARKER, III, No. 2:23-cv-0754 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for a court order directing New Folsom prison officials to turn over videotapes. (ECF No. 21.) For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s motion is denied. This action proceeds on plaintiff’s claims alleging that on August 10, 2022, defendants Watts and Corture used excessive force against plaintiff and that defendant Lynch was aware of defendant Corture’s propensity to use excessive force. In the pending motion, plaintiff alleges that video footage of the February 10, 2022 incident exists. Plaintiff alleges that he requested video footage of the incident as evidence for his related disciplinary hearing. Plaintiff alleges that his request for the video…