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 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. By order dated January 24, 2024, the undersigned directed defendants and the Warden where plaintiff was housed to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed. (ECF No. 50.) For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will discharge the January 24, 2024, show cause order (ECF No. 50). 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…