Gomes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADAM RANDOLPH POWELL, No. 2:21-cv-0781 DJC DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE GOMES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his mental health needs. For the reasons set forth below, counsel for defendants and the Warden at North Kern State Prison will be directed to show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed. I. Background On May 2, 2023, the District Court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment and referred this matter back to the undersigned for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether plaintiff exhausted administrative remedies. (ECF No. 34.) Donald A. Lancaster Jr. was selected from the Court’s Pro Bono Attorney Panel to represent plaintiff for the limited purpose of resolving the exhaustion issue at an evidentiary hearing. (ECF…