Martin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTOINE L. ARDDS, No. 2:20-cv-0133 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS KENNETH MARTIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendants Lewis, Martel, Martin, Eldridge, and Kieu violated plaintiff’s First and Eighth Amendment rights. Before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment on exhaustion grounds. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends defendants’ motion be partially granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiff’s original complaint was signed and presented to prison staff for mailing on December 5, 2019 (ECF No. 1 at 30), and scanned and e-filed on January 17, 2020, at California Medical Facility (ECF No. 1-1). This case proceeds on plaintiff’s verified amended complaint, filed on June 25, 2020. (ECF No.…