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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 DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW

v. CAUSE

JOVAN BUSTOS, et al., (Docs. 8, 10) Defendants. 16 Background Plaintiff Steven R.G. Candler is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 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). On March 25, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. (Doc. 8). The Court noted that, because Plaintiff attested in his complaint that he did not request administrative relief to the highest level available, it appeared clear on the face of Plaintiff’s complaint that he failed to properly exhaust his claims prior to commencing the lawsuit. (Id. at 2) (citing Albino v. Baca, 747 F.3d 1162, 1166 (9th Cir. 2014).). Plaintiff timely filed…