Grubbs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ALLEN HAMMLER, No. 2:23-cv-2770 KJN P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 DEMITRIOUS GRUBBS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 18 to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to preserve video footage. 19 (ECF No. 14.) For the reasons stated herein, this motion is denied. 20 On January 10, 2024, the court ordered service of defendant Grubbs, a psychiatrist at 21 California State Prison-Sacramento (“CSP-Sac”), as to plaintiff’s retaliation and Eighth 22 Amendment inadequate medical care claims based on defendant’s alleged attempt to have 23 plaintiff involuntarily medicated with Risperidone. (ECF No. 10.) In the complaint, plaintiff 24 alleged that defendant Grubbs took these actions to prevent plaintiff from bringing lawsuits and 25 reporting sexual abuse. (ECF No. 1.) 26 On February 9, 2024, the California Department of Corrections and…