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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3739

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George E. Nixon, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Western

* District of Missouri.

Michael Kemna; Steve Lakey; Mark *

Clark; Alysia Dale; Donna Roberts- * [UNPUBLISHED]

Wornell; Gary Kempker; Joseph Jay *

Cassady; Julie Rivera Rush; Irvin; *

Ronald L. Ellis; Hurley; Farley; *

Morgan; Jean Yount; Robert Michael, *

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: June 3, 2004

Filed: June 9, 2004

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Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Missouri inmate George E. Nixon appeals the district court’s1

 orders dismissing

his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude that

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the district court was required to dismiss Mr. Nixon’s lawsuit for failure to exhaust

administrative remedies. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (prisoner shall not bring § 1983

prison-conditions lawsuit before exhausting available administrative remedies);

Johnson v. Jones, 340 F.3d 624, 627 (8th Cir. 2003) (dismissal required when inmate

has not administratively exhausted before filing lawsuit); Graves v. Norris, 218 F.3d

884, 885-86 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (dismissal proper where at least some of

claims were unexhausted). 

Accordingly, we need not address Mr. Nixon’s remaining arguments on appeal,

and we affirm, but we modify the dismissal to be without prejudice as to all of

Mr. Nixon’s claims. See Chelette v. Harris, 229 F.3d 684, 688 (8th Cir. 2000), cert.

denied, 531 U.S. 1156 (2001). We also deny Mr. Nixon’s pending motions. 

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