Bolden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIE BOLDEN, Case No. 17-cv-05607-PJH

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. COMPEL

S. ARANA, Re: Dkt. Nos. 40, 50, 52 Defendant.

12 This is a civil rights case brought pro se by a state prisoner under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His claims arise from his detention at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”). Plaintiff alleges that the sole defendant in this case, Correctional Officer Arana, searched his cell and confiscated several items. Plaintiff alleges that he told defendant that he would file an administrative grievance if the items were not returned to him and in response defendant threatened him, stating, “I’ll get you for that.” Later, after defendant learned that plaintiff was found not guilty at a Rules Violation Report (“RVR”) disciplinary hearing, defendant stated, “[n]o way. I’ll fix that,” according to plaintiff, and immediately spoke with the hearing officer. Plaintiff was found guilty of the violation. …