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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN R.G. CANDLER, Case No. 1:25-cv-00345-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING

v. WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST

JOVAN BUSTOS, et al., ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

Defendants. 30-DAY DEADLINE 16 Background Plaintiff Steven R.G. Candler is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed his complaint with this Court on March 24, 2025. (Doc. 1). In his complaint, Plaintiff attests that he filed multiple grievances and nothing happened, and “they did nothing to help” him. (Id. at 3-5). Plaintiff attests that there are administrative remedies at the institution in which he is incarcerated but that he did not submit a request for administrative relief for any of claims I, II, and III, and did not appeal his requests for relief to the highest level. (Id.). The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) provides…