(PC)Leonard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FREDERICK E. LEONARD, Case No. 2:19-CV-2271-TLN-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GURMEET KAUR, Defendant.

17 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 37, Plaintiff’s opposition, ECF No. 40, and Defendant’s reply, ECF No. 41. Additionally, before the Court is Plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 43, Defendant’s opposition, ECF No. 46, and Plaintiff’s reply, ECF No. 49. Plaintiff’s single claim alleges that Defendant, a prison librarian, denied him the use of the video viewing station in the prison law library, in violation of his First Amendment right to access courts. Both parties move for summary judgment. Defendant argues she is entitled to summary judgment because Plaintiff’s underlying case is frivolous, and she did not prevent him…