Diaz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSHUA D. BLAND, Case No. 1:20-cv-00895-NONE-SKO (PC)

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE

13 v.

TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

14 RALPH DIAZ, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Joshua D. Bland is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. He alleges that a 18 correctional officer threatened his health and safety by yelling in his face, subjecting him to a risk 19 of contracting COVID-19. (See Doc. 1 at 3.) In his complaint, Plaintiff acknowledges that he 20 failed to pursue an administrative grievance to the highest level of review. (Id.) 21 The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) provides that “[n]o action shall be brought with 22 respect to prison conditions under … any other Federal law … by a prisoner confined in any jail, 23 prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are available are 24 exhausted.” 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Exhaustion of administrative remedies is mandatory and 25 …