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Dupree v. Woodford

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 26, 2009
313 F. App'x 951 (9th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 06-56446.

Submitted February 18, 2009.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed February 26, 2009.

Christopher DuPree, Delano, CA, prose.

Gerald S. Ohn, Esq., AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Audrey B. Collins, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-04-10443-ABC.

Before: BEEZER, FERNANDEZ and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Christopher DuPree, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court's order dismissing for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir. 2003), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the action because DuPree did not complete the prison grievance process prior to filing suit. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 93-95, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) (holding that proper exhaustion under § 1997e(a) is mandatory and requires adherence to administrative procedural rules); McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199 (9th Cir. 2002) (holding that § 1997e(a) requires dismissal of a lawsuit when the plaintiff does not exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit).

DuPree's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Dupree v. Woodford

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 26, 2009
313 F. App'x 951 (9th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

Dupree v. Woodford

Case Details

Full title:Christopher DUPREE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jeanne WOODFORD, in her…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Feb 26, 2009

Citations

313 F. App'x 951 (9th Cir. 2009)