(PC) Thomas v. Kern Valley State Prison

I. INTRODUCTION

22 On October 22, 2024, Defendants filed a timely motion for summary judgment alleging 23 Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. (Doc. 32.) When Plaintiff failed to file a 24 response to Defendants’ motion, the Court issued its Order to Show Cause (OSC) in Writing Why 25 Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed for Plaintiff’s Failure to File an Opposition or Statement of 26 Non-Opposition on November 19, 2024. (Doc. 33.) On December 13, 2024, the Court issued its 27 Order Directing Clerk of the Court to Modify Plaintiff’s Address of Record and to Re-Serve the Order to Show Cause Issued November 19, 2024; Plaintiff was to respond within in 14 days. (Doc. 34.) On December 16 and December 23, 2024, Plaintiff filed responses to the OSC. (Docs. 35 & 37.) On December 30, 2024, Plaintiff filed an untitled document, addressed “To Whom It Concerns.” (Doc. 38.) That document was docketed as an opposition to Defendants’ summary judgment motion. On January 13, 2025, Defendants filed a timely reply to Plaintiff’s opposition. (Doc. 39.)1 II. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff contends that on March 23, 2021, Defendant…