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Parties Involved:
W. Hill
Defendant
DeWayne Thompson
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEWAYNE THOMPSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

W. HILL, 

Defendant.

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1:04-CV-05877-AWI-SMS-P 

ORDER VACATING MAGISTRATE’S

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

(Doc. 22) 

 Dewayne Thompson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On January 23, 2007, Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder issued findings and

recommendations to District Judge Anthony W. Ishii, recommending that this action be

dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. 

On February 2, 2007, Plaintiff filed objections to the findings and recommendations. 

Although Plaintiff concedes that he did not exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing

suit, he alleges he was prevented from completing the grievance process at the prison by officials

who did not respond in a timely manner to his 3-level appeal. Plaintiff argues that the

requirement for exhaustion of administrative remedies was waived by the prison when prison

officials failed to give a timely response. 

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Due to Plaintiff’s objections, the findings and recommendations of January 23, 2007,

shall be vacated. In light of the fact that failure to exhaust administrative remedies is an

affirmative defense, defendant shall have an opportunity to plead the defense.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Magistrate’s Findings and Recommendations, filed on January 23, 2007, is

VACATED in its entirety; and

2. The complaint will be screened in due course.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 17, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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