Phillips

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LONZO SHEPPARD, ) Case No.: 1: 24-cv-0078 JLT BAM (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTNG FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE v. ) ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE ) TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES, BRYAN PHILLIPS, ) AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO ) CLOSE THIS CASE Defendant. ) ) (Doc. 13) )

Lonzo Sheppard initiated this action seeking to hold Warden Bryan Phillips liable for violations of his civil rights at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff attached a 602 grievance to his complaint, which was received by the Office of Grievance on December 20, 2023. (Id. at 10.) In addition, the Claimant Grievance Receipt Acknowledgment” indicated the Office of Grievance would complete its review by February 19, 2024. (Id.) However, Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on January 17, 2024. (Doc. 1.) The magistrate…