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Darryl BURGHARDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. FRANZ; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
    No. 15-15498
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted December 14, 2016 
    
    Filed December 20, 2016
    Darryl Burghardt, Pro Se
    Jennifer J. Nygaard, Esquire, Attorney, AGCA—Office of the Attorney General, Oakland, CA, for Defendants-Appellees
    Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Darryl Burghardt appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his action alleging retaliation and deliberate indifference to his safety. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s summary judgment for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Williams v. Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1191 (9th Cir. 2015). We review for an abuse of discretion the district court’s dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). In re Sheehan, 253 F.3d 507, 511 (9th Cir. 2001). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendants Franz, Kelley, and Bragger because Burghardt failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he exhausted his administrative remedies before filing his lawsuit or whether administrative remedies were effectively unavailable. See Sapp v. Kimbrell, 623 F.3d 813, 822 (9th Cir. 2010) (PLRA does not require exhaustion when remedies are “effectively unavailable”); McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199-201 (9th Cir. 2002) (prison grievance process must be completed before a civil rights action is filed; exhaustion during the pendency of the litigation is insufficient because exhaustion is a precondition to suit). We treat the judgment as a dismissal without prejudice as to these claims. See Lira v. Herrera, 427 F.3d 1164, 1170 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[A] district court must dismiss a case -without prejudice when there is no pre[-]suit exhaustion.”. (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).

However, the district court dismissed defendant Graham under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) because the U.S. Marshal could not locate him to effectuate service. The district court ordered Burghardt to provide the court with Graham’s location so that the U.S. Marshal could serve Graham. Burghardt filed a notice containing a new address for Graham,- but the district court apparently overlooked this notice. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment in part and remand for further proceedings as to Graham only.

The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal.

AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part, and REMANDED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.