(PC) Washington v. Fresno County Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PERRY WASHINGTON, No. 1:19-cv-01069-NONE-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

v.

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., (Doc. No. 26) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Perry Washington is detained in county jail and proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 27, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge ordered plaintiff to show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing suit. (Doc. No. 22.) Plaintiff filed a response on April 17, 2020. (Doc. No. 25.) In his response, plaintiff states that he exhausted administrative remedies “after [he] filed suit on ‘August 5, 2019.’” (Id. at 2.) Accordingly, on April 21,…