Pongyang

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM JAMES HARRIS, No. 2: 21-cv-0846 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CAPTAIN PONGYAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned orders Supervising Deputy Attorney General Monica Anderson to file a response to plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order. The undersigned has separately issued an order screening plaintiff’s complaint. In the screening order, the undersigned finds that plaintiff stated a potentially colorable retaliation claim against defendant Pongyan. In his complaint, plaintiff alleges that on November 10, 2020, the Institutional Classification Committee (“ICC”) recommended plaintiff for transfer to the California Men’s Colony (“CMC”). The ICC later endorsed plaintiff for transfer to the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”). The ICC…