Cramer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CORREY MITCHELL, Case No. 23-cv-00141-JSW

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

CRAMER, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 12 Defendants.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”). After reviewing the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court concluded Plaintiff stated a cognizable First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendants Cramer and Meredith (“Defendants”). Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff opposed the motion, and Defendants replied. For the reasons discussed below, the motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. BACKGROUND Except where noted, the following facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff arrived at SVSP in 2019 and was placed on the waitlist for a job assignment. On …