Spearman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FRANCISCO SIERRA, Case No. 1:17-cv-01691-DAD-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DOCUMENTS

v. WITHHELD ON THE BASIS OF THE

OFFICIAL INFORMATION

PRIVILEGE

T. THOMPSON and J. CASTELLANOS,

(ECF No. 55) Defendants.

16 Francisco Sierra (“Plaintiff”) is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. This case now proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 16) against Defendant T. Thompson for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and Defendant J. Castellanos for cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment, 20 (ECF Nos. 19, 25, 26). 21 On January 21, 2021, Defendants filed documents for in camera review, seeking to 22 withhold certain documents under the official information privilege. (ECF No. 55) (notice of 23 filing). This submission was in response to the Court’s December 4, 2020 order to provide, for in 24 camera review, witness…