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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL THOMAS DE’ARMOND JR., Case No. 1:19-cv-01695-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

GRANT DEFENDANT’S EXHAUSTION-

v. BASED MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT1

J. WHITE, (Doc. No. 42) Defendant.

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 17 18 19 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment filed on November 5, 2021. (Doc. No. 42, “MSJ”). Plaintiff did not file any opposition and the time to do so has expired. See docket, see also L.R. 230(l). For the reasons below, the undersigned recommends the district court grant Defendant’s MSJ. I. BACKGROUND A. Summary of Plaintiff’s Complaint Plaintiff, Michael Thomas De’Armond, Jr. (“De’Armond Jr.” or “Plaintiff”), a state 27 1 1 This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302 (E.D. Cal. 2022). prisoner, is proceeding pro se on…