Bowman
(PC) DePonte v. Bowman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID ARTHUR DEPONTE, No. 2:24-cv-01262 DJC CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER BOWMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On July 16, 2024, the Magistrate Judge filed findings and recommendations herein which were served on plaintiff and which contained notice to plaintiff that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. (ECF No. 34.) Plaintiff has filed objections to the findings and recommendations. (ECF No. 41.) The Magistrate Judge found that Plaintiff stated a potentially colorable retaliation claim against Defendant Bowman based on allegations that Defendant Bowman lowered Plaintiff’s TABE reading level in retaliation for Plaintiff filing a 28 …