(PC) Singanonh v. Susanville Prison

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIENGKHAM SINGANONH, No. 2:18-CV-00159-WBS-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS K. LANGSLET, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 44-2). Defendants contend they are entitled to judgment because there is insufficient evidence to establish the essential elements of Plaintiff’s claim that Defendants violated his First Amendment right to access the courts. Defendants also argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity. Because the Court recommends granting summary judgment on evidentiary grounds, it does not address the question of qualified immunity. 24 I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff was an inmate at California Correctional Center (“CCC”). See ECF No. 18 at 1. He requested copies of non-legal…