Starr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 YASYN WHITE-SOTO, Case No. 1:19-cv-00457-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT (EXHAUSTION)

STARR, (ECF No. 33)

Defendant. FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 16 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS I. Background Plaintiff Yasyn White-Soto (“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 Starr (“Defendant”) for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment and retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. On June 18, 2020, Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act before filing his complaint in the instant case. (ECF No. 33.) Following several extensions 26…