Vera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREEM HOWELL, Case No. 1:22-cv-00277-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY DEFENDANTS’ EXHAUSTION

v. BASED MOTION FOR PARTIAL

SUMMARY JUDGMENT1

N. VERA, et al., (Doc. No. 32) Defendants. 14-DAY DEADLINE 16 17 Pending before the Court is the exhaustion-based Motion for Partial Summary Judgment filed by Defendants I. Ceballos, J.B. Fugate, I. Medina, J. Navarro, and N. Vera on July 18, 2024. (Doc. No. 32, “MSJ”). Plaintiff timely filed an Opposition, (Doc. No. 33), and Defendants filed a Reply. (Doc. No. 34). The undersigned recommends Defendants’ MSJ be denied. I. BACKGROUND A. Summary of Plaintiff’s Complaint Plaintiff Kareem Howell (“Plaintiff” or “Howell”), a state prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff proceeds on his First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), as…