Villarreal
(PC) Howell v. Villarreal
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
9 KAREEM J. HOWELL, Case No. 1:19-cv-01178-NONE-EPG (PC) 10 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDING THAT DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO DISMISS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(A) BE GRANTED IN PART S. VILLARREAL, (ECF No. 54) Defendant.
OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN
FOURTEEN DAYS
16 I. INTRODUCTION Kareem J. Howell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding on Plaintiff’s claims against defendant Villarreal for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and for violation of his First Amendment right to freedom of speech/expression. (ECF Nos. 13, 18, & 35). Plaintiff alleges that defendant Villareal refused to return Plaintiff’s hand-written manuscript in retaliation for Plaintiff filing lawsuits against correctional staff. On September 17, 2021, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss under…