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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

John Fratus, 

Plaintiff, 

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Sergeant Peterson, et. al.,

Defendants.

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No. CV-08-1500-ROS

ORDER

Plaintiff is a prisoner in a California State Prison. According to the complaint, on

July 12, 2006, Plaintiff was assaulted by various prison officers. Plaintiff filed a grievance

on August 2, 2006. Because the grievance alleged staff misconduct, the informal and firstformal levels were bypassed. The second-level response was signed by the warden on

October 5, 2006 and returned to Plaintiff “via institutional mail on 10/6/06.” (Doc. 32 at

19). It is unclear when Plaintiff received the second-level response. If Plaintiff did not

receive the response until October 9, his appeal submitted on October 29, 2006 was timely.

See Cal. Cod. Regs., tit. 15 at 3084.6 (inmate must submit appeal “within 15 working days

of receiving an unacceptable lower level appeal decision”). Defendants will be instructed

to establish when Plaintiff received his second-level response. Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d

1108, 1119 (9th Cir. 2003) (defendants bear burden of proving absence of exhaustion).

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Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED Defendants shall file evidence establishing when Plaintiff received

the second-level response. This evidence shall be filed no later than April 30, 2010.

DATED this 21st day of April, 2010.

 

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