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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

ANTHONY LANE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-0297 LKK JFM P

vs.

LT. K. PROVIDENCE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal. On September 12, 2007, this action was

dismissed based on plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing the

instant action. Vaden v. Summerhill, 449 F.3d 1047, 1048, 1051 (9th Cir. 2006); McKinney v..

Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1200-01 (9th Cir. 2002). 

Although plaintiff claimed all of his efforts to exhaust his grievance underlying

the instant claim were blocked or rejected, the record evidence demonstrated that plaintiff

obtained a first level decision in Log No. 04-M-1158. None of the rejected or blocked

grievances provided were dated after the first level decision was rendered on August 19, 2004. 

Because proper exhaustion is required, a prisoner cannot satisfy the PLRA

exhaustion requirement by filing an untimely or otherwise procedurally defective administrative

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grievance or appeal. Woodford v. Ngo, ___ U.S. ___, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 2382 (2006). 

Accordingly, this court finds that the appeal has not been taken in good faith. The Clerk of the

Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the United States Court of Appeals for the

Ninth Circuit.

DATED: December 7, 2007.

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