Williams, Roosevelt v. Carl, Kim et al

Filing 43

ORDER that Plaintiff Roosevelt Williams's motion for recusal, Dkt. 42 , is DENIED. Plaintiff's intentional-infliction-of- emotional-distress claims are DISMISSED from the case. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 5/20/2019. (rks),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

ROOSEVELT WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

KIM CARL, LUCAS WOGERNESE,
and TIM ZIEGLER,

16-cv-584-jdp

Defendants.
Plaintiff Roosevelt Williams, a prisoner incarcerated at Waupun Correctional
Institution, alleges that prison officials at Columbia Correctional Institution failed to provide
him with medical treatment for his gout, forced him to use a top bunk even though it caused
him pain, and retaliated against him for complaining about these and other issues when he was
housed there.
Williams has submitted a letter raising two issues I will address here. Dkt. 42. First, he
asks for a “change in judge” because I have ruled against him in previous cases. I take this to
be a motion for my recusal, which I will deny: recusal is not called for simply because I have
made rulings that Williams disagrees with. He presents no other reason to suggest that I am
biased against him, and I can assure him that I am not.
Second, Williams requests to dismiss his Wisconsin-law intentional-infliction-ofemotional-distress claims. I will grant that request.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff Roosevelt Williams’s motion for recusal, Dkt. 42, is DENIED.
2. Plaintiff’s intentional-infliction-of- emotional-distress claims are DISMISSED from
the case.
Entered May 20, 2019.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
________________________________________
JAMES D. PETERSON
District Judge

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