Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA D. BLAND, Case No. 1:20-cv-00895-NONE-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE

v.

TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

RALPH DIAZ, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Joshua D. Bland is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. He alleges that a correctional officer threatened his health and safety by yelling in his face, subjecting him to a risk of contracting COVID-19. (See Doc. 1 at 3.) In his complaint, Plaintiff acknowledges that he failed to pursue an administrative grievance to the highest level of review. (Id.) 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 exhausted.” 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Exhaustion of administrative remedies is mandatory and 25 …