Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KORY T. O’BRIEN, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00856-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION v. ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST THE

RITA DIAZ, et al., ) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES ) Defendants. ) (ECF No. 1) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Kory T. O’Brien is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed May 27, 2021. Plaintiff contends he was subjected to retaliation in violation of his rights under the First Amendment. 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 26…