Williams v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 BARTON WILLIAMS, Case No. 20-cv-08560-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A;

SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE;

LAURIE SMITH, VACATING SCHEDULING ORDER;

DENYING MOTION FOR

Defendant. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL Re: Dkt. No.

14 Pro se plaintiff Barton Williams, a prisoner at Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”), filed suit in Santa Clara County Superior Court against Sheriff Laurie Smith of Santa Clara County for alleged constitutional violations occurring while Mr. Williams was temporarily housed at Santa Clara County Jail in San Jose, California. Defendant removed the action to this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a)(c). Dkt. No. 1. All parties have consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Dkt. Nos. 7, 11. I. STANDARD OF REVIEW A federal court must conduct a preliminary…