Cook
(PC) Townsend v. Cook
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH TOWNSEND, No. 1:24-cv-01285 GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY THIS MATTER SHOULD NOT
v. BE SUMMARILY DISMISSED FOR
FAILURE TO EXHAUST
T. COOK, et al., ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S SHOWING OF CAUSE DUE
IN FOURTEEN DAYS
17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil 18 rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 19 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff will be ordered to show cause why it should not be 21 recommended that this matter be summarily dismissed for lack of jurisdiction given Plaintiff’s 22 failure to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit in this Court. Plaintiff will be given 23 fourteen days to file the showing of cause.
I. RELEVANT FACTS
25 On October 22, 2024,…