Grubbs

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