Williams v. Smith

I. BACKGROUND

1 The following facts are undisputed unless otherwise noted2: 2 A. Parties 3 Mr. Williams is a state prisoner who was transferred from KVSP to the County Jail on 4 August 23, 2018, to attend court proceedings in a criminal case against him. Dkt. No. 1-1 at 5, ¶ 5 1; Dkt. No. 28 at 2. Mr. Williams remained at the County Jail until October 3, 2018, when he was 6 transferred back to KVSP. Dkt. No. 24-1 ¶¶ 3, 8; Dkt. No. 28 at 2. 7 Defendant Laurie Smith is the Sheriff of Santa Clara County, a position she has held since 8 January 1998. Dkt. No. 24-3 ¶ 2. She is responsible for overseeing the following bureaus: 9 Administrative Services, Enforcement, Custody and Support Services. Id. The Custody Bureau 10 includes a division that encompasses the county’s jail facilities where Mr. Williams was housed 11 while in temporary county custody. Id. 12 B. Mr. Williams’s Medical Care Prior to Arriving at County Jail 13 In support of her motion, Sheriff Smith relies on the declaration of Dr. Alex Chyorny, the 14 Medical Director of the Adult Custody Health Services (“ACHS”). Dkt. No. 24-1 ¶ 2. ACHS is a 15 department of the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital…