Knowlton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:18-cv-00851-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

v. LAW LIBRARY ACCESS (ECF No. 46) KNOWLTON,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Defendant. GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT (EXHAUSTION)

(ECF No. 37) FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 18 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS I. Background Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds against Defendant Knowlton (“Defendant”) for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. On August 23, 2019, Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies for his excessive force claim against 27 …