Hamiltonhausey

Hamiltonhausey v. Broomfield

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaAugust 26, 20225:22-cv-00465California1,631 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JERRY HAMILTONHAUSEY, et al., Case No. 5:22-cv-00465 EJD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER OF SERVICE

v.

RON BROOMFIELD, et al.,

Defendants.

13 Plaintiffs, two inmates at San Quentin State Prison (SQSP) formerly proceeding pro se, filed an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendants violated their rights under the Eighth Amendment by transferring over 100 inmates, some of whom were infected with COVID-19, from the California Institution for Men (CIM) to SQSP. Plaintiffs are now represented by counsel, and their complaint (ECF No. 1) is before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.2 20 21 22 1 Plaintiffs refer to the transfer as taking place in 2019, but the Court understands them to mean 2020. 2 Plaintiffs’ case, along with a number of other cases making similar claims about the May 2020 CIM-SQSP transfer, was assigned to the Honorable Judge William H. Orrick for the limited purpose of addressing common questions including whether…

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