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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL JOHN GADDY,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. TOWNSEND, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-01319-HSG 

ORDER REOPENING CASE AND 

VACATING JUDGMENT; SETTING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Plaintiff, a prisoner incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison and proceeding pro se, filed 

this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 16, 2017, the Court granted 

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and entered judgment in favor of Defendants. Dkt. 

Nos. 34 and 35. Plaintiff appealed. Dkt. No. 36. On March 27, 2018, the Ninth Circuit found that 

it is unclear from the record why defendants refused to correct the error contained in the first level 

response. Dkt. No. 41. The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded for further proceedings. Id.

Accordingly, the Court REOPENS the instant action and VACATES the August 16, 2017

judgment. The Court DIRECTS the parties to file simultaneous briefs addressing whether 

Defendants’ refusal to correct the error contained in the first level response of Plaintiff’s inmate 

appeal PBSP-S-14-03014 constituted retaliation, in violation of the First Amendment. Each brief 

shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages, and shall be filed by June 11, 2018. The parties may 

supplement the record with any evidence needed to support their briefs. The parties may file 

responsive briefs, which shall not exceed seven (7) pages, by July 6, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

4/13/18

Case 4:16-cv-01319-HSG Document 42 Filed 04/13/18 Page 1 of 1