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Parties Involved:
Lou Blanas
Defendant
Robert Martinez
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT MARTINEZ,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-0088 FCD DAD P

vs.

LOU BLANAS, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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By order filed January 24, 2008, the court dismissed plaintiff’s first amended

complaint and granted him leave to file a second amended complaint. On March 6, 2008, and

again on April 18, 2008, the court granted plaintiff’s requests for additional time to file a second

amended complaint. However, after time expired and plaintiff failed to file a second amended

complaint or otherwise respond to the court’s orders, the undersigned issued findings and

recommendations, recommending dismissal of this action. 

On July 14, 2008, plaintiff filed objections to the findings and recommendations. 

Therein, plaintiff requests a stay of this action while he submits his claims to state court. 

Plaintiff appears to be under the impression that he must submit his claims to state court in order

to exhaust available administrative remedies.

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 Plaintiff appears to be confusing the exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement 1

in civil rights cases with the exhaustion of state court remedies requirement in habeas corpus

cases. In habeas corpus cases, the exhaustion of state court remedies is a prerequisite to the

granting of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1). 

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Plaintiff is advised that, under regulations governing prison grievance procedures

in California, state prisoners “may appeal any departmental decision, action, condition, or policy

which they can reasonably demonstrate as having an adverse effect upon their welfare.” Cal.

Code Regs. tit. 15, § 3084.1(a). The administrative appeal system progresses from an informal

review through three formal levels of review. See Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, §§ 3084.1-3084.7. To

exhaust available administrative remedies, a California prisoner must file a prison grievance on

all claims challenging prison conditions and, as a general rule, proceed to the Director’s level of

review prior to bringing a § 1983 action on those claims, regardless of whether the relief sought

by the prisoner is available through the administrative appeal system. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a)

(“[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under section 1983 of this title, or

any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility

until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.”) Exhaustion of available

administrative remedies does not typically involve state court review.

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In light of plaintiff’s apparent confusion, the court will grant him a final thirty day

extension of time to file a second amended complaint. However, the court will not vacate its

findings and recommendations at this time. In addition, the court will not grant any further

extensions of time for this purpose. If plaintiff fails to file a timely second amended complaint,

the court will forward its findings and recommendations, recommending dismissal of this action,

to the assigned district judge.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is granted a final thirty days from the date of service of this order to

file a second amended complaint. No further extensions of time will be granted for this purpose;

and

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the court’s form for filing a

civil rights action.

DATED: July 22, 2008.

DAD:9

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