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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD GOSZTYLA, No. 2:22-cv-1725 KJM CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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E. GRUENWALD, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Richard Gosztyla filed this pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendant E. Gruenwald interfered with plaintiff’s access to the courts and retaliated against plaintiff by denying him access to the law library. Before the Court are defendant’s motion for summary judgment and request for judicial notice. (ECF Nos. 44, 44-9.) As discussed below, the Court grants the request for judicial notice, and recommends that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be granted. I. PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT This case proceeds on plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”), filed December 1, 2022. (ECF No. 9.) In his first cause of action, plaintiff alleges that defendant, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) officer, violated…