Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM XAVIER WATSON, JR., Case No. 1:23-cv-01750-EPG

Plaintiff, ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD

v. NOT BE DISMISSED WITHOUT

PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST

DIAZ, ET AL.,

RESPONSE DUE IN 30 DAYS

Defendants.

14 William Watson, Jr. is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on December 21, 2023. (ECF No. 1.) It appears from the face of the Complaint that Plaintiff did not exhaust his available administrative remedies before filing this action. Plaintiff appears to admit that the grievance process was available to him, but that he did not complete the process. (ECF No. 1 at 3, 4.) Accordingly, the Court will order Plaintiff to file a response within thirty days, explaining why this action should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust available 23 …