Williams v. United States Marshals
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILLY PAUL WILLIAMS, Case No. 22-cv-0139-BAS-BLM #61027298, Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING U.S.
MARSHAL TO EFFECT SERVICE
vs.
OF THIRD AMENDED
OFFICER COTTS, U.S. Marshal; JOHN COMPLAINT UPON DEFENDANT
COTTS
DOE, U.S. Marshal, Defendants. 18 On January 31, 2022, Plaintiff Billy Paul Williams, a federal inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this civil action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). (See Compl. at 1, ECF No. 1.) The Court screened and dismissed sua sponte his original Complaint and First Amended Complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and § 1915A(b). (ECF Nos. 4, 10.) Plaintiff then filed a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), alleging two unnamed deputy U.S. Marshals, Doe #1 and Doe #2, used excessive force in shackling him too tightly, despite his warning that he had “metal screws” in his ankles. (See SAC at 3, ECF No.…