(PC)Broadnax
(PC)Broadnax v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COTTRELL L. BROADNAX, No. 1:20-cv-00043-NONE-SKO (PC)
Plaintiff,
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
v. RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING
ACTION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., (Doc. No. 37) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Cottrell L. Broadnax is a state prisoner 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 May 6, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge found that it is clear on the face of his complaint that plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”). (Doc. No. 34.) The magistrate judge noted that plaintiff, in his operative complaint, states that he “bypass[ed]” the inmate grievance system and indicates that he did not present his claims for administrative review. (Id. at 1 (citing Doc. No. 19 at…