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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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Absent a showing of imminent danger of serious physical injury, plaintiff is ineligible to proceed in forma 1

pauperis in this action because he has had at least three previous actions dismissed for failure to state a claim,

frivolousness, or maliciousness. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). The Court takes judicial notice of case numbers 1:06-CV00671-OWW-SMS-P Weaver v. California Correctional Institution Confinement SHU (dismissed July 17, 2006, for

failure to state a claim and frivolousness); 1:06-CV-00775-OWW-LJO-P Weaver v. California Correctional

Institution - Third Watch Sergeant (dismissed July 17, 2006, for failure to state a claim and frivolousness); and 1:06-

CV-00863-OWW-SMS-P Weaver v. California Correctional Institution Law Library (dismissed August 1, 2006, for

failure to state a claim and frivolousness). 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE WEAVER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL

INSTITUTION DIRECTOR, et al., 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-CV-01344-OWW-LJO-P

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST

PRIOR TO FILING SUIT

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Plaintiff Willie Weaver (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on September 25, 2006, but has not

paid the $350.00 filing fee.

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Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, “[n]o action shall be brought with

respect to prison conditions under [42 U.S.C. § 1983], or any other Federal law, by a prisoner

confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are

available are exhausted.” 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). The section 1997e(a) exhaustion requirement

applies to all prisoner suits relating to prison life. Porter v. Nussle, 435 U.S. 516, 532 (2002).

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Prisoners must complete the prison’s administrative process, regardless of the relief sought by the

prisoner and regardless of the relief offered by the process, as long as the administrative process can

provide some sort of relief on the complaint stated. Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731, 741 (2001).

Exhaustion must occur prior to filing suit. McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199-1201 (9th Cir.

2002). 

Plaintiff concedes in his complaint that exhaustion of his claim has not yet occurred.

Because is it clear from the face of plaintiff’s complaint that he did not exhaust the available

administrative remedies prior to filing suit, this action must be dismissed. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a);

Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1120 (9th Cir. 2003) (“A prisoner’s concession to nonexhaustion

is a valid grounds for dismissal . . . .”). 

Accordingly, this action is HEREBY ORDERED DISMISSED, without prejudice, based on

plaintiff’s failure to comply with 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) by exhausting the available administrative

remedies prior to filing suit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 3, 2006 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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