Denning

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES CATO, JR., ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00951-NONE-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT AGAINST

M. DENNING, et al., ) DEFENDANT HILLMAN BE DENIED ) Defendants. ) [ECF No. 28] ) ) ) )

Plaintiff James Cato, Jr. is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for civil contempt against Defendant Hillman, filed March 9, 2020. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND This action is proceeding against Defendants Denning and Hillman for violations of Plaintiff’s right under the First Amendment when they confiscated pictures from his mail on various occasions from 2018-2019. On December 20, 2019, Defendants filed an…