The following excerpt is from Bullard v. St. Andra, CASE No. 1:17-cv-0328-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
In terms of the third prerequisite, pursuing a civil rights legal action is protected activity under the First Amendment. Rizzo v. Dawson, 778 F.2d 527, 532 (9th Cir. 1985).
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