Mendez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARREN SHANKS, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01083-JLT-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

E. MENDEZ, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 54) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Darren Shanks is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, filed December 21, 2021. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s retaliation claim against Defendants Mendez and Lopez. Defendants filed an answer to the complaint on January 29, 2021. On April 9, 2021, the Court issued the discovery and scheduling order. 28 On December 21, 2021, Defendants filed the instant motion for summary…