(PC)Broadnax
(PC)Broadnax v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COTTRELL L. BROADNAX, Case No. 1:20-cv-00043-SKO (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE
v. TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Cottrell L. Broadnax is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. He alleges that prison officials falsely charged him with battery on a peace officer and failed to provide him medical services. (See Doc. 19 at 3.) In his complaint, Plaintiff states that he “bypass[ed]” the inmate appeals process and did not present his claims for administrative review prior to filing suit. (Id. at 1, 2.) The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) provides that “[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under … any other Federal law … by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are available are 25 …