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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ISIDRO ROMAN, No. 1:23-cv-00671-KES-SAB (PC) 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING DEFENDANT’S

12 v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST THE

13 K. JACKSON ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES BE

GRANTED

14 Defendant. 15 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 16

U.S.C. § 1983.

17 Currently before the Court is Defendant Jackson’s motion for summary judgment, filed 18 May 8, 2025. 19 I. 20

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

21 This action is proceeds on Plaintiff’s retaliation claim against Defendant K. Jackson. (ECF 22 No. 22.) 23 Defendant filed an answer to the complaint on October 14, 2024. (ECF No. 32.) 24 On May 8, 2025, Defendant filed the instant motion for summary judgment for failure to 25 exhaust the administrative remedies. (ECF No. 47.) Plaintiff filed an opposition on June 4, 2025, 26 and Defendant filed a reply on June 18, 2025. (ECF Nos. 51, 54.) 27 /// 28 1 …