What is the test for retaliation against a prisoner who files a grievance under section 1983 of the Prisoner's First Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Gleason v. Cal. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab., No. 2:20-cv-00775-KJM-CKD (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. 2005) (citations omitted). Filing an inmate grievance is a protected action under the First Amendment. Bruce v. Ylst, 351 F.3d 1283, 1288 (9th Cir. 2003). An allegation of retaliation against a prisoner's First Amendment right to file a prison grievance is sufficient to support claim under section 1983. Bruce v. Ylst, 351 F.3d 1283, 1288 (9th Cir. 2003).

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