Reyna
(PC) Thomas v. Reyna
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ROBERT QUINCY THOMAS, 1:19-cv-01217-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CASE
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO EXHAUST
ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
L. REYNA, et al., (ECF No. 1.) Defendants. 30 DAY DEADLINE TO RESPOND
18 Plaintiff, Robert Quincy Thomas, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 19 pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the 20 Complaint commencing this action on September 4, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) 21 In his Complaint, Plaintiff indicates that he did not exhaust his administrative remedies 22 at the prison, stating: 23 “I have filed the grievance but the grievance process can take months to exhaust 24 within CDCR, and due to the seriousness of my claim and me feeling that 25 named defendants are a threat to my life, I got to file my claim as soon as 26 possible. Administrative remedies will be exhausted.” 27 (Compl., ECF No. 1 at 2.) Thus, Plaintiff concedes that the exhaustion…