Legend D. Brooks v. SGT. RUIZ, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California accepts and adopts a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation concerning defendants’ motion to bifurcate administrative-exhaustion issues under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The court finds that the plaintiff exhausted available administrative remedies as to Deputies Sanchez and Lass and Sergeant Ruiz, and denies the motion to bifurcate a bench trial on exhaustion issues.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff exhausted available administrative remedies as to Defendants Sanchez, Lass, and Ruiz.
2. The motion to bifurcate the bench trial on Prison Litigation Reform Act exhaustion issues was denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the administrative-remedy exhaustion issues should be bifurcated for a hearing or bench trial under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
2. Whether Plaintiff exhausted available administrative remedies as to Defendants Sanchez, Lass, and Ruiz.

Disposition

other