The following excerpt is from Rodgers v. Martin, Case No. 1:12-cv-1686-AWI-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2015):
With respect to the fifth prong, a prisoner must affirmatively show that "'the prison authorities' retaliatory action did not advance legitimate goals of the correctional institution or was not tailored narrowly enough to achieve such goals." Rizzo v. Dawson, 778 F.2d 527, 532 (9th Cir. 1985).
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