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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS LEE GLEASON, JR., No. 2:20-cv-00775-KJM-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CORRECTION & REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding on plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation and supplemental state law claims against defendant Romary, a correctional officer at California State Prison-Solano, based on the confiscation and destruction of plaintiff’s personal property on or about August 4, 2019. ECF No. 8 at 5 (screening order). Currently pending before the court are plaintiff’s partial motion for summary judgment and defendant’s motion for sanctions against plaintiff. The court will address each motion in turn. I. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment Plaintiff seeks summary judgment “on[the]…