Gamboa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE LORENZO MORALES, Case No.: 1:17-cv-01673-AWI-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR FAILURE

TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE

R. TORRES, et al., REMEDIES

Defendants. (Doc. 54)

21-DAY DEADLINE

17 Defendants Torres, Alvarado-Torres, and Gamboa move for summary judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff Morales failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. (Doc. 54.) Plaintiff filed an opposition to Defendants’ motion on November 19, 2019, and Defendants filed a reply. (Docs. 65, 66.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court recommends that Defendants’ motion be granted and this action dismissed without prejudice. I. SUMMARY OF FACTS On October 25, 2015, Plaintiff injured his leg in the recreational yard of California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP-COR). (Morales Decl., ¶ 3, Doc. 65-1…