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

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FILED 

United States Court of Appeals 

Tenth Circuit 

UNITED ST ATES COURT OF APPEALS 

TENTH CIRCUIT 

May 27, 2005 

PATRICK FISHER 

Clerk 

RICHARD TYLER, 

Plaintiff - Appellant, 

V. 

STATE OF UTAH; SALT LAKE 

COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE; SALT 

LAKE COUNTY JAIL, 

Defendants - Appellees. 

No. 04-4308 

(D.C. No. 2:04-CV-478-JTG) 

(D. Utah) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Before KELLY, O'BRIEN, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.** 

Plaintiff Richard Tyler, an inmate proceeding pro se, filed an action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging assault by prison staff, property 

deprivation, religious discrimination, lack of legal access, inadequate food and 

medical treatment, and denial of phone calls. The district court dismissed the 

* This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the 

doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. This court 

generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order 

and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3. 

** After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this three-judge 

panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not be of material 

assistance in the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); I 0th 

Cir. R. 34.1 (G). The cause is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. 

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action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A, because Mr. 

Tyler failed to show he exhausted administrative remedies as required by 42 

U.S.C. § 1997e. We review the district court's dismissal for failure to exhaust 

administrative remedies de novo, Jernigan v. Stuchell, 304 F.3d 1030, 1032 (10th 

Cir. 2002), and we affirm. 

In his complaint filed on June 30, 2004, l\1r. Tyler generally stated that he 

had exhausted all his grievances and specifically stated that he had submitted 

grievances as to the assault, property, food, and medical attention claims. He did 

not allege he properly grieved at all levels, nor does he explain any possible 

responses. With regard to his claims regarding medical care and assault, Mr. 

Tyler noted that he is "still waiting for an appeal answer" and has "no appeal 

answer yet.'' Mr. Tyler sought compensatory damages to remedy the alleged 

assault and failure to provide adequate medical care. 

Under§ l 997e(a), ''[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison 

conditions under section 1983 ... by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or 

other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are available are 

exhausted." General claims of exhaustion are insufficient to meet this burden. 

Rather, the Plaintiff must make "particularized averments concerning exhaustion 

showing the nature of the administrative proceeding and its outcome." Steele v. 

Fed. Bureau of Prisons, 355 F.3d 1204, 1211 (10th Cir. 2003) (citation and 

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internal quotation omitted). This "exhaustion requirement applies to all prisoners 

seeking redress for prison circumstances or occurrences." Porter v. Nussle, 534 

U.S. 516, 520 (2002). It is mandatory, despite the fact that the prisoner seeks 

relief, such as damages, that may not be available through the prison grievance 

process. Id. at 524; see Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731, 741 (2001) (requiring 

exhaustion of remedies even if damage relief is unavailable, but another form of 

relief is available). Nothing in the record before us indicates that Mr. Tyler 

exhausted prisoner administrative relief. We therefore conclude that the district 

court correctly dismissed the request for damages for failure to exhaust 

administrative remedies. 

Finally, Mr. Tyler has renewed his motion for leave to proceed on appeal 

without prepayment of fees. We grant the motion but remind Mr. Tyler that he is 

obligated to continue making partial payments until the entire fee has been paid. 

All other pending motions are denied. 

AFFIRMED. 

Entered for the Court 

Paul J. Kelly, Jr. 

Circuit Judge 

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