Heslop

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEENAN WILKINS, No. 2:20-cv-01622 DJC DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER S. HESLOP, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se with claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive force, retaliation, and violations of due process and equal protection. Plaintiff also asserts state law claims. Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions is before the court. (ECF No. 55.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied and plaintiff is admonished regarding the further filing of legally frivolous motions for sanctions. I. Background Plaintiff filed this action in the San Joaquin County Superior Court and defendants removed the case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). (ECF No. 1.) At all relevant times, plaintiff was an inmate at California Health Care Facility (“CHCF”). (ECF No. 20 at 1.) The operative complaint alleges S. Heslop used excessive force against plaintiff on January 17, 2019. (ECF No. 20 at…