Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIE JENKINS, Case No. 1:25-cv-01125-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. TO DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT

PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY

RODRIGUEZ, et al., WITH COURT ORDERS AND FAILURE

TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE

Defendants. REMEDIES

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I. Background Plaintiff Willie Jenkins is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 4, 2025, Plaintiff initiated this action with the filing a complaint. (Doc. 1). At the same time, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (Doc. 2). On September 5, 2025, the undersigned issued an order to show cause, noting that Plaintiff represented in his complaint that there were administrative remedies at the institution in which he is incarcerated but that he did not submit a request for…