What rights does a prisoner have to file a grievance against a prison official?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Nyland v. Calaveras Cnty. Sheriff's Jail, Case No. 1:15-cv-00886 DLB PC (E.D. Cal. 2016):
"Prisoners have a First Amendment right to file grievances against prison officials and to be free from retaliation for doing so." Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1114 (9th Cir. 2012) (citing
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