Reed

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEPHEN C REED, Case No. 22-cv-02657-JSW

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING

MOTION FOR SCHEDULING ORDER

B. CHAVEZ, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 18, 19 Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff is a California prisoner proceeding pro se who filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). The operative complaint is the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against SVSP officials E. Howard, J. Sanchez, A. Gullo, A. Selby, B. Chavez, and T. Gonzalez. Defendants have filed a motion for partial summary judgment. Plaintiff has filed an opposition, and Defendant has filed a reply brief.. For the reasons discussed below, the motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. BACKGROUND 1. Plaintiff’s Claims Plaintiff makes two claims. First, he claims Defendants violated his First Amendment rights by…