Burden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COLTON JAMES ROOD, Case No. 1:20-cv-00315-AWI-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO GRANT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR A

FAILURE TO EXHAUST

BURDEN, et al., ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

Defendants. (Doc. 49)

Plaintiff Colton James Rood is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated this action on February 26, 2020. (Doc. 1.) Following screening, Plaintiff filed the operative second amended complaint on March 24, 2021. (Doc. 20.) Following service of the second amended complaint, Defendants E. Burden and R. Strebel filed an answer on December 24, 2021. (Doc. 30.) On February 4, 2022, the Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order. (Doc. 38.) Following Defendants’ request to modify the Discovery and Scheduling Order, the 27 …