Elmer PRATT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James K. ROWLAND; James Gomez, Director; Daniel Vasquez; Robert Borg, Et Al., Defendants-Appellants

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• finding that a retaliatory prison 16 transfer and double-cell status can constitute a cause of action for retaliation under the First 17 Amendment
• to prevail on a retaliation 21 claim, plaintiff “need not establish an independent constitutional interest” was violated
• to prevail on a retaliation claim, plaintiff need not 3 “establish an independent constitutional interest” was violated
• to 19 prevail on a retaliation claim, plaintiff “need not establish an independent constitutional interest” 20 was violated
• the prisoner “must show that there were no 11 legitimate correctional purposes motivating the actions he complains of.”
• “The plaintiff bears the burden of pleading and proving the absence of legitimate correctional goals for the conduct of which he complains.”

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