Prather

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH CANDLER, No. 2:17-cv-23-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRATHER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) inmate proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He filed this action on January 5, 2017. ECF No. 1. On April 26, 2018, the court determined that plaintiff’s complaint alleged potentially cognizable excessive force claims against defendants Prather and Romney. ECF No. 9. Defendant Romney has filed a motion for summary judgment wherein he argues that plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies with respect to the claim against him. ECF No. 20. After review of the pleadings and, for the reasons discussed below, the court concludes that plaintiff failed to administratively exhaust his claim against Romney. ///// ///// ///// Legal Standards …