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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAFAYETTE ANTWONE SMITH,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2220 MCE DAD P

vs.

G. SALAS, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On March 8, 2007, plaintiff filed a document styled, “Motion of Excerpt,” in

which plaintiff contends that on February 28, 2007, he completed his administrative appeal and

has now exhausted administrative remedies. Plaintiff is informed that this action was dismissed

without prejudice on January 16, 2007, and that any further documents filed in this case will

therefore be disregarded. Plaintiff is also informed that the exhaustion of administrative

remedies must be completed prior to the filing of a suit in federal court. See McKinney v. Carey,

311 F.3d 1198, 1199-1200 (9th Cir. 2002) (holding that “§ 1997e(a) requires exhaustion before

the filing of a complaint and that a prisoner does not comply with this requirement by exhausting

available remedies during the course of the litigation.”). Plaintiff may, of course, elect to file a

new civil rights action if he has now exhausted the available administrative remedies. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s March 8, 2007 motion of

excerpt shall be placed in the file and disregarded. Plaintiff is advised that documents filed by

plaintiff since the closing date will be disregarded and no orders will issue in response to future

filings in this action. 

DATED: March 20, 2007.

DAD:4

smit2220.58

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