Guiltron
(PC) Gradford v. Guiltron
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WILLIAM J. GRADFORD, 1:18-cv-01364-DAD-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,
RECOMMENDING THAT DEFENDANT
v. GUILTRON’S MOTION TO DISMISS BE
GRANTED
DEPUTY GUILTRON, (ECF No. 35.)
Defendant. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE IN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS
18 I. BACKGROUND William J. Gradford (“Plaintiff”) is a former jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 1, 2018, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action at the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. (ECF No. 1.) On October 4, 2018, the case was transferred to the Fresno Division. (ECF No. 5.) This action now proceeds with Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, filed on September 30, 2019, against defendant Deputy Guiltron for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. (ECF No. 19.)1 27 1 On April 14,…