(PC) Bran v. Yuba County Jail

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GUILLERMO ALEXANDER BRAN, No. 2:19-CV-0631-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER SULMA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to the written consent of all parties, this case is before the undersigned as the presiding judge for all purposes, including entry of final judgment. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Pending before the Court is Defendant Houston’s unopposed motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 40. Defendant Houston contends, among other things, that Plaintiff failed to properly exhaust his administrative remedies as required under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). ECF No. 40, pg. 13. As explained below, the Court agrees. / / / / / / 27 Defendant Sulma, who is represented by separate counsel, does not join in Defendant Houston’s motion. I. BACKGROUND …