(PC)Moore v. California Correctional Institution ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LOUIS MOORE, 1:23-cv-00892-GSA-PC 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE 13 vs. DISMISSED FOR PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO EXHAUST 14 CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES, AS INSTITUTION, APPARENT ON THE FACE OF THE 15 COMPLAINT Defendant. 16 DEADLINE TO RESPOND: OCTOBER 9, 2023 17 18 19 20 I. BACKGROUND 21 Louis Moore (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action 22 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on May 1, 23 2023. (ECF No. 1). 24 II. PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT - SUMMARY 25 In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that he reported to Medical for a bulge above his groin, 26 saw the nurse, and returned to work. The doctor told Plaintiff he needs surgery, then made him 27 an appointment to see the surgeon. They cancelled the appointment and sent Plaintiff on a two 28 hundred mile trip to Ironwood Prison. He had to carry all of his property and suffered with fear 1 and pain. He was given another job but no surgery. The hernia is getting bigger by day, with 2 constant danger of rupture and Plaintiff is denied medical care. 3 In the Complaint, Plaintiff acknowledges that the grievance process is not completed. 4 (Comp., ECF No. 1 at 2.II.C.) 5 III. PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT 6 Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, “[n]o action shall be brought with 7 respect to prison conditions under [42 U.S.C. § 1983], or any other Federal law, by a prisoner 8 confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as 9 are available are exhausted.” 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Prisoners are required to exhaust the 10 available administrative remedies prior to filing suit. Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199, 211, 127 S.Ct. 11 910 (2007); McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199-1201 (9th Cir. 2002). Exhaustion is 12 required regardless of the relief sought by the prisoner and regardless of the relief offered by the 13 process, Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731, 741, 121 S.Ct. 1819 (2001), and the exhaustion 14 requirement applies to all suits relating to prison life, Porter v. Nussle, 435 U.S. 516, 532, 122 15 S.Ct. 983 (2002). Prisoners are required to exhaust before bringing suit. Booth, 532 U.S. at 741. 16 From the face of Plaintiff’s Complaint, it appears clear that Plaintiff filed suit prematurely 17 and in such instances, the case may be dismissed. Albino v. Baca, 747 F.3d 1162, 1169 (9th Cir. 18 2014) (en banc) (where failure to exhaust is clear from face of complaint, case is subject to 19 dismissal for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b(6)); Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1120 20 (9th Cir. 2003) (“A prisoner’s concession to nonexhaustion is a valid ground for dismissal. . . .”) 21 (overruled on other grounds by Albino, 747 F.3d at 1168-69); see also Nordstrom v. Ryan, 762 22 F.3d 903, 908 (9th Cir. 2014) (“Dismissal for failure to state a claim under § 1915A ‘incorporates 23 the familiar standard applied in the context of failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil 24 Procedure 12(b)(6).’”) (quoting Wilhelm v. Rotman, 680 F.3d 1113, 1121 (9th Cir. 2012)). 25 Plaintiff alleges in the Complaint that he filed a grievance concerning the facts relating 26 to the Complaint, but the grievance process was not completed. (ECF No. 1 at 2II.C.) Therefore, 27 Plaintiff shall be required to show cause why this case should not be dismissed, without prejudice, 28 for failure to exhaust remedies prior to filing suit. 1 IV. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 2 In light of the foregoing analysis, Plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED to respond in writing 3 to this order, on or before October 9, 2023, showing cause why this case should not be dismissed 4 for Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit. Failure to respond 5 to this order may result in the dismissal of this case. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 8 Dated: September 7, 2023 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28