PG&E Corporation v. AECOM Technical Services, Inc..

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTIAN OWENS, Case No. 21-cv-02917-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

PARTIALLY DISMISS COMPLAINT

v. Re: Dkt. No. 14 FUGATE, Defendant.

12 Plaintiff, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”), has filed a pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages. On July 15, 2021, the Court found that the complaint stated a cognizable First Amendment retaliation claim against defendant C. Fugate. Dkt. No. 7. Now pending before the Court is defendant Fugate’s motion to partially dismiss the complaint. Dkt. No. 14. Plaintiff has not filed an opposition, and the deadline to do so has since passed. Defendant has filed a reply. Dkt. No. 18. For the reasons set forth below, the motion to partially dismiss the complaint is GRANTED. DISCUSSION Plaintiff alleges that defendant Fugate retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment. Plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive…