Kaur

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GERALD SPENCE, No. 2:16-cv-1828 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, ORDER AND v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS G. KAUR, et al., Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. In his civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff alleges that defendants Kaur and Chambers retaliated against plaintiff for exercising his First Amendment rights. (ECF No. 89.) Defendants’ fully- briefed motion for summary judgment is before the court. As set forth below, it is recommended that the motion for summary judgment be granted. II. Plaintiff’s Allegations On December 20, 2019, plaintiff’s motion to amend (ECF No. 61) was granted, and plaintiff’s third amended complaint was filed as of March 7, 2019. (ECF No. 90 at 10.) This action proceeds solely on the retaliation claims raised in plaintiff’s verified third amended complaint (ECF No. 89) against defendants…