Hicks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTOINE L. ARDDS, Case No. 1:18-cv-01324-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR

FAILURE TO EXHAUST

HICKS, et al., ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

Defendants. (ECF No. 69) FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 17 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS I. Background Plaintiff Antoine L. Ardds (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s second amended complaint against: (1) Defendants Hicks, Alcantar, McIntyre, Baylon, and Sanchez for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment arising out of the alleged November 9, 2017 assault; (2) Defendants Hicks, Amaya, Alcantar, McIntyre, Baylon, Sanchez, and Severns1 for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment arising out of their…