Broussard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LINUS EKENE, Case No. 2:20-cv-01255-KJM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO REFER ACTION TO MEDIATION

v. ECF No. 72 E. BROUSSARD & TILLERY,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Defendants. THAT DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE GRANTED IN

PART AND DENIED IN PART AND THAT

PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS TO STAY AND

FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BE

DENIED

OBJECTIONS DUE IN 14 DAYS

19 ECF Nos. 35, 54, 56, 60, & 61

21 Plaintiff Linus Ekene, a state prisoner without counsel, filed this section 1983 action, alleging that defendants E. Broussard and Tillery violated his First Amendment rights by both denying him access to the courts and retaliating against him for engaging in protected conduct. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiff’s allegations, taken as true, do not establish a First Amendment violation as to either…