(PC) Hampton v. Austin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Gary Grant Hampton, Jr., No. 2:20-cev-01001-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Austin, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Gary Hampton, an inmate in a California state prison, filed this action and 18 pursued it without an attorney through judgment. In January of this year, the case was pending on 19 allegations against one defendant, Dr. Welsh, a prison psychologist. Welsh sought summary 20 judgment based on his argument that Hampton had not filed any inmate grievances about Welsh’s actions, as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act. See generally Mot., ECF No. 55. Hampton did not file an opposition. The Magistrate Judge considered Welsh’s motion and the 23 record and agreed there was no evidence to show Hampton had ever filed grievances about Welsh. See generally F&Rs, ECF No. 57. He recommended granting the motion. See id. Hampton objected to the Magistrate Judge’s findings…