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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KELLY H. WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CYNTHIA ZUBIATE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-01032-VC 

ORDER REQUESTING 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING

Re: Dkt. No. 101

It appears the rule established in Sapp v. Kimbrell, 623 F.3d 813 (9th Cir. 2010), namely, 

that the exhaustion requirement is excused if prison officials screen out an inmate's appeal for 

improper reasons, id. at 823, has been superseded in California by regulatory language 

specifying that an inmate must appeal a cancellation or rejection to exhaust his administrative 

remedies. See Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, § 3084.1(b) ("In addition, a cancellation or rejection 

decision does not exhaust administrative remedies."); § 3084.6(e) ("[A]ny appeal of the third 

level cancellation decision shall be made directly to the third level Appeals Chief."). The parties 

are ordered to file supplemental briefs on this issue. In their briefs, the parties should address the 

timing and purpose of California's adoption of the regulatory language just quoted. They should 

also address whether any court has considered this question. The defendants' brief is due May 6, 

2016. The plaintiff's brief is due May 13, 2016. The briefs may not exceed 10 pages in length. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 21, 2016

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VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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