(PC) Turner v. Williams

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On August 19, 2020, Plaintiff Michael Wayne Turner (“Plaintiff” or “Turner”), an 19 inmate at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) and proceeding pro se, filed a 20 civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Compl., ECF No. 1. In it, he raised First, 21 Fourth, Eighth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment claims against Defendants K. 22 Williams, J. Oldroyd and the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation 23 (“CDCR”) Mental Health Service. See id. After screening the Complaint pursuant to 28 24 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and § 1915A, the Court dismissed CDCR Mental Health Service as a 25 defendant and dismissed all claims except for Plaintiff’s First Amendment free exercise 26 claims against Williams and Oldroyd contained in Counts I and III of the Complaint. ECF 27 No. 8. On January 27, 2021, Plaintiff chose to proceed with the First Amendment claims 28 against Defendants J. Oldroyd and K. Williams which had survived screening. See ECF No. 9. On May 11, 2021, the Court directed U.S. Marshal’s service pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) as to Williams and Oldroyd. See ECF No. 10. On…