Caldwell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN SANTIAGO, Case No. 1:19-cv-00566-NONE-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR FAILURE

TO EXHAUST

J. CALDWELL, et al., (Doc. 42) Defendants. 21-DAY DEADLINE 16 Defendants move for summary judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. (Doc. 42.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court recommends that Defendants’ motion be granted. I. SUMMARY OF FACTS1 At all times relevant to this case, Plaintiff Steven Santiago was incarcerated at California State Prison, Corcoran. Pl.’s Sec. Am. Compl. (Doc. 14). Plaintiff alleges the defendant- correctional officers subjected him to excessive force on August 2, 2018. Id. 3. On that same date, Plaintiff was transported to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, California, where he remained until August 8, 2018. Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts (“J.…