Giessner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KARIMI SUTTON, No. 2:16-cv-2369-KJM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS G. GEISSNER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel1 in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending is defendants’ motion for summary judgment wherein they argue that plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing this suit. ECF No. 28. Plaintiff has filed an opposition thereto (ECF No. 37) and defendants have filed a reply (ECF No. 38). After review of the pleadings and, for the reasons discussed below, the court concludes that defendants’ motion should be granted. ///// /////

1 Plaintiff was, for a time, represented by attorney Marc Grossman. Mr. Grossman was granted leave to withdraw on January 14, 2020. ECF No. 35. Plaintiff has been proceeding pro se since that time. Legal Standards A. …