Keith Darnell Johnson v. California Correctional Health Services

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KEITH DARNELL JOHNSON, No. 2:25-cv-1423 DC CSK P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL

HEALTH SERVICES,

15 Defendant. 16

17 18 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 19 § 1983 and requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This 20 proceeding was referred to this Court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). As 21 discussed below, plaintiff is ordered to show cause why this case should not be dismissed based 22 on plaintiff’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing this action. 23 I. SCREENING STANDARDS 24 The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 25 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 26 Pursuant to the initial screening of a complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, a court may dismiss an 27 action for failure to exhaust…