(PC)Yandell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RONALD DEAN YANDELL, No. 2:21-cv-0469 DAD AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 DONALD WASHINGTON, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief under 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter is before the magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) 19 and Local Rule 302. 20 Plaintiff is proceeding on a single claim for violation of his First Amendment right to the 21 free exercise of religion. He seeks damages from defendant Tolliver, the Sacramento County Jail 22 chaplain, and injunctive relief from defendant Jones, the Sacramento County Sheriff. See ECF 23 Nos. 15 (findings and recommendations), 17 (order adopting findings and recommendations). 24 Now before the court are plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 25, and his request 25 for a decision on his claim against defendant Jones, ECF No. 32. For the reasons stated below, 26 the request for a…