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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT M. NAJERA, No. 2:19-CV-01083-JAM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WEST, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 15. Plaintiff has opposed the motion and Defendant has replied to the opposition. ECF Nos. 21, 22. Plaintiff contends that Defendant, in violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, substantially burdened Plaintiff’s practice of religion by denying him access to a kosher diet. The Court recommends granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. /// /// /// /// /// /// I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff is a California state prisoner incarcerated at California Health Care Facility (CHCF) in Stockton, California. See ECF No. 1 at 1. Plaintiff contends that…