Doerer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MERL SIMPSON, No. 1:24-cv-01528-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSSED,

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO

EXHAUST THE ADMINISTRATIVE

J. DOERER, et al., REMEDIES (ECF No. 1) Defendants. 16 17 On December 13, 2024, Plaintiff filed this civil rights complaint pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief against a…