Can allegations of retaliation against a prisoner's exercise of his First Amendment rights under section 1983 of the Criminal Code be made in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jacobs v. Quinones, Case No.: 1:10-cv-02349-AWI-JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2013):
Rhodes, 408 F.3d at 567. Therefore, allegations of retaliation against a prisoner's exercise of these First Amendment rights can support a claim under 1983. Rizzo v. Dawson, 778 F.2d 527, 531 (9th Cir. 1985).
For a prisoner to properly state a claim for of violation of his First Amendment rights, he
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