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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH TOWNSEND, No. 1:24-cv-01285 KES GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

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v. (Doc No. 10) T. COOK, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On November 26, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued an order to show cause why this action should not be summarily dismissed due to plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit. (Doc. 8.) Plaintiff did not respond to that order. Thereafter, on January 2, 2025, the magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that this matter be summarily dismissed. (Doc. 10.) Those findings and recommendations were served on plaintiff and contained notice that any objections…