What is the test for a plaintiff who fails to allege a chilling effect on their civil action?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Blackwell v. Jenkins, No. 2:19-cv-0442 TLN DB P (E.D. Cal. 2020):

exercise of his First Amendment rights, and (5) the action did not reasonably advance a legitimate correctional goal. Rhodes v. Robinson, 408 F.3d 559, 567-68 (9th Cir. 2004) (footnote and citations omitted).

"[A] plaintiff who fails to allege a chilling effect may still state a claim if he alleges he suffered some other harm," Brodheim v. Cry, 584 F.3d 1262, 1269 (9th Cir. 2009), that is "more than minimal," Robinson, 408 F.3d at 568 n.11. Filing administrative grievances and initiating civil litigation are protected activities, it is impermissible for prison officials to retaliate against prisoners for engaging in these activities. Rhodes, 408 F.3d at 567.

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