Secretary

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 COLTON JAMES ROOD, No. 1:22-cv-00449-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST THE

ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

E. CASTILLO, (ECF No. 77) Defendant. 14 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The parties have consented to the Magistrate Judge. (ECF No. 62.) Currently before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment for failure to exhaust the administrative remedies, filed March 7, 2025. I. BACKGROUND This action is proceeding against Defendant E. Carrillo for deliberate indifference and retaliation. On August 29, 2024, Defendant filed an answer to the operative complaint. (ECF No. 63.) After Defendant opted out of the post-screening settlement conference, the Court issued the discovery and scheduling…