Samuel Eric Austin v. Cal A. Terhune, Director, and James Williams, Correctional Officer

CANBY, Circuit Judge.

Samuel Eric Austin, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment dismissing his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. His claims arise from an incident in which a correctional officer allegedly exposed his genitalia to Austin and then filed a false disciplinary report against Austin when Austin complained to prison officials. We reverse and remand for further proceedings with respect to Austin’s retaliation claim. We affirm the judgment of the district court in all other respects.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

At the time of the events in…