Phatal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BILLY JOE McDONALD, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01003-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION v. ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST THE

DR. PHATAL, ) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES ) Defendant. ) [ECF No. 1] ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Billy Joe McDonald is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the instant action on July 21, 2020. On August 10, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or…