Garcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES B. JONES, 1:17-cv-01311-LJO-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR FAILURE

TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE

J. GARCIA, et al., REMEDIES

Defendants. (Doc. 34)

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17 Defendants Garcia, Ortega, and Sauceda move for summary judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. (Doc. 34.) Plaintiff filed an opposition to Defendants’ motion on December 2, 2019, and Defendants filed a reply. (Docs. 44, 45.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court recommends that Defendants’ motion be GRANTED and that this action be DISMISSED without prejudice. LEGAL STANDARDS A. Summary Judgment Summary judgment is appropriate when the moving party “shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and…