(PC) Howard v. Kern County Lerdo Facility Medical Cheif

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILLY HOWARD, Case No. 1:21-cv-00931-JLT-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE

v.

FOR PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO COMPLY

KERN COUNTY LERDO FACILITY WITH THIS COURT’S LOCAL RULES MEDICAL CHIEF, et al., AND TO PROSECUTE THIS ACTION 15 Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

17 Plaintiff Billy Howard is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds against Defendants Ramon Mansilungan, Kendra Lawrence, and Kenya Gooden for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND The Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order on January 2, 2024. (Doc. 45.) On July 31, 2024, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment asserting Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing suit. (Doc. 49.) On August 1, 2024,…