(PC) Kiner v. Yang

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 AARON KINER, Case No. 2:19-cv-02178-WBS-JDP (PC) 9 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR 10 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE GRANTED 11 D. YANG, OBJECTIONS DUE IN 14 DAYS 12 Defendant. ECF No. 26 13 14 15 Aaron Kiner (“plaintiff”), a state prisoner without counsel, filed this section 1983 action 16 alleging that D. Yang (“defendant”) violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against 17 him after he reported defendant to prison management for improperly confiscating bottled water.…