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Parties Involved:
Garratte Adams
Appellee
Michael Angel
Appellee
David Ballard
Appellee
Margaret Clifford
Appellee
Jason Collins
Appellee
1Starr Dalton
Appellant
Curtis Dixon
Appellee
Brian Greenwood
Appellee
Nate Kendrick
Appellee
Brian Mattox
Appellee
James McCloud
Appellee
Jim Rubenstein
Appellee
Clinton Ryan
Appellee
West Virginia Division of Corrections
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-7688

1STARR DALTON,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; DAVID BALLARD, 

Warden; JIM RUBENSTEIN; JASON COLLINS, Captain (pty); 

MARGARET CLIFFORD, Lieutenant; JAMES MCCLOUD, Lieutenant; 

BRIAN MATTOX, Sergeant; CURTIS DIXON, Sergeant; CLINTON 

RYAN, Corporal; NATE KENDRICK, Corporal; MICHAEL ANGEL; 

GARRATTE ADAMS; BRIAN GREENWOOD,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern 

District of West Virginia, at Charleston. Joseph R. Goodwin, 

Chief District Judge. (2:08-cv-00335)

Submitted: April 15, 2010 Decided: May 19, 2010

Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit 

Judges.

Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.

1Starr Dalton, Appellant Pro Se. David Edward Schumacher, Jason 

Alan Winnell, BAILEY & WYANT, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, 

for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

1Starr Dalton appeals the district court’s order 

accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and 

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint for failure to 

exhaust administrative remedies. The district court properly 

required exhaustion of administrative remedies under 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1997e(a) (2006). Because Dalton did not demonstrate to the 

district court that he exhausted his administrative remedies or 

that such remedies were not available, the district court’s 

dismissal was not an abuse of discretion. Accordingly we affirm 

the district court’s order, which is modified to reflect that 

the dismissal was without prejudice to Dalton’s right to refile 

his complaint after he has exhausted his administrative 

remedies. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and 

legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials 

before the court and argument would not aid the decisional 

process.

AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED

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