Shelton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAVAL JONES, Case No. 1:19-cv-01068-NONE-EPG-PC

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDING THAT DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BE

GRANTED

WEBER, (ECF No. 21) Defendant.

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

TWENTY DAYS

14 Plaintiff Laval Jones is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant Weber has moved for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing this action. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends granting Defendant Weber’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing this action. I. BACKGROUND This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant Weber for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 15 at 2).1 This claim stems from Plaintiff’s allegations that Defendant Weber punched Plaintiff for no reason and that Plaintiff continued…