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Randolph L. CHAMBERS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Jane COPLAN, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison, in her individual and official capacities, et al., Defendants, Appellants.
    Nos. 02-2237, 02-2586.
    United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
    Dec. 24, 2003.
    Randolph L. Chambers on brief, pro se.
    Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

After carefully considering the record and the appellant’s briefs in these consolidated appeals, we affirm the judgments below.

The appellant appeals from the denial of a preliminary injunction and from the dismissal of his suit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The preliminary injunction was properly denied because the appellant failed to show likely success on the merits. Weaver v. Henderson, 984 F.2d 11 (1st Cir.1993).

The district court dismissed the complaint without prejudice because the appellant failed to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit. 42 U.S.C. § 1997(e)(a). The appellant argues that the complaint should not have been dismissed because he exhausted administrative remedies while the suit was pending. We have held, however, that belated exhaustion will not save a complaint from dismissal. Medina-Claudio v. Rodriguez-Mateo, 292 F.3d 31 (1st Cir.2002). Finally, the appellant’s assertion that the exhaustion requirement is inapplicable to his claims is untenable. Exhaustion is mandatory for all actions concerning prison conditions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or any other federal law. Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516, 122 S.Ct. 983, 152 L.Ed.2d 12 (2002).

Affirmed. Loe. R. 27(c).