UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 EMMANUEL DONTEZE WILLIAMS, Case No. 4:19-cv-06882 YGR (PR)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT
Z. AUSTEN, Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Emmanuel Donteze Williams, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”), has filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that Defendant Z. Austen (hereinafter “Defendant”), a correctional officer at PBSP and the sole Defendant in this action, used excessive force in violation of Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment. Dkt. 1. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that on June 7, 2018, Defendant used excessive force by unreasonably firing his 40 mm. launcher, which resulted in Plaintiff being injured and losing a tooth. Id. at 3. Plaintiff seeks monetary and punitive damages. Id. In an Order dated May 1, 2020, the Court found Plaintiff’s complaint…