FI LED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEV ENT H CI RCUI T OCT OBER 8, 2 010 J OHN LEY CLERK [DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UN ITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELE VENTH CIRCUIT

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D. C. Dock etNo. 0 8- 00 08 1- CV-4 -SPM -WCS GREGORY H. SCHLICHER,
Pl ai nt iff -Ap pe ll an t,
ve rs us FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, etal., Defen da nt s, KEITH MURPHY, Cap ta in , VALENT INE, Cap ta in , Tay lo r Co rrec ti on al In st itut io n, TERRY CRUCE, Lie ut en an t, Taylor C orrect io na l In st itut io n, CLARK, Offi cer, TaylorCo rrec ti on al In st itut io n, KOCH, Offic er, Tay lo r Co rrec ti on al In st itut io n, etal.,
Defen da nt s- App el le es .__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ App eal fro m

th e Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt fo r th e North ernDis tri ctof F lo rid a

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ (Oct ob er 8 , 20 10 ) Befo re CARNES, M ARCUS an d KRAVITC H, Circ ui t J ud ge s. PER CURI AM: Greg ory H. Schl ic he r, a Fl or id a st at e p ris on er p ro ceed in g pr o s e , app eal s t he di st ric t co urt’s d is m is sa l o f hi s ci vi l ri gh ts act io n, 4 2 U.S.C. § 19 83 forfai lu re t o
ex haus t ad m in is tra ti ve rem ed ie s u nd er 4 2 U.S.C. § 19 97 e(a)
. Sch li ch er fi le d a pr o s e fou rth am en de d c om pl ai ntag ai ns t v ari ou s p ris on gu ard s an d t he pri so n p sycho lo gi st , all eg in g tha t h e was de ni edacce ss to hi s writ te n a ndleg al m at eri al s an d p ris on gri ev an ce fo rm s, thr eat en edforfil in g gr ie va nc es , den ie d p sycho lo gi cal tre atm en t, an d s ub jecte d t o h aras sm en t an d ab us e. The d is tri ctco urt d is m is se d t he co m pl ai ntbe cau se itco nc lu de d tha t Sch li ch er h adfai le d t o e xh au sthi s ad m in is tra ti ve rem ed ie s, as requi redun de r 42 U.S.C. § 1 99 7e (a). W e rev ie w “ de no vo a d is tri ctco urt’s i nt erp ret at io n andap pl ic at io n o f 42 U.S.C. § 1 99 7e (a)’s ex haus ti on requi rem en t.” Jo hn so n v . Mead ows , 41 8 F .3d 11 52 , 11 55 (11 th Cir . 20 05 ). The Pr is on Lit ig at io n R efo rm Act p ro vi de s t ha t
2“ [n ]o act io n s ha ll be bro ug htwith re sp ectto pri so n c on di ti on s u nd er [4 2 U.S.C.

§ 1 98 3], or an y

othe r Fed eral law, b y

a pr is on er co nf

in edin an y

jail , pri so n, o r ot he r co rrec ti on al faci li ty unt il su ch adm in is tra ti ve rem ed ie s as are av ai labl e are
ex haus te d.” 42 U.S.C. § 1 99 7e (a). To “pr op erl y ex haus t” adm in is tra ti ve
rem ed ie s, a p ris on er m

us t co m pl et e th e ad m in is tra ti ve rev ie w pro ces s, as setforth in th e ap pl ic ab le pri so n g rie va nc e p ro ces s. Jo ne s v. Bo ck , 54 9 U.S. 1 99 , 21 8 (2 00 7) . In Fl or id a, th e ap pl ic ab le pro cedur e requi res th e st at e p ris on er t o (1 ) fi le
anin fo rm al gri ev an ce wi th a de si gn at edpri so n s ta ff m em be r, (2 ) “ fil e a fo rm al gr ie va nc e wit h t he ward en ’s off ic e,” an d (3 ) “ subm itanap pe al to th e Sec ret ary of th e [F]DOC.” Ch an dl er

v. Cr os by , 37 9 F .3d12 78 , 12 88 (11 th Cir . 20 04 ) (ci ti ng Fl a. Adm in . Cod e Ann . §§ 33 -1 03 .00 5 t o -1 03 .00 7)
. Whe n apri so ne r al le ge s t ha t h e d idno t h av e ti m el y acce ss to th e requi red gr ie va nc e fo rm s, h e st il l fa il s t o e xh au sthi s ad m in is tra ti ve rem ed ie s i f he do es no t reque stco ns id erat io n o f anun ti m el y gri ev an ce. Brya nt

v. Rich , 53 0 F .3d13 68 , 13 73 (11 th Cir . 20 08 ). Bu t wh en“ a p ris on off ic ia l’s s eri ou s thr eat s o f subs ta nt ia l ret al ia ti on ag ai ns t an in m at e fo r lo dg in g i n g oo d fa it h agri ev an ce m ak e th e adm in is tra ti ve rem edy

‘ un av ai labl e,’ . . . the ex haus ti on requi rem en t as to th e lo dg in g agri ev an ce o r pu rs ui ng a pa rti cu la r pa rt o f th e p ro ces s” is li fte d. Tu rn er v. Burns ide , 54 1 F .3d10 77 , 10 85 (11 thCir . 20 08 ). A rem edy is de em ed
3“un av ai labl e” wh en“ (1 ) th e th reatactua ll y di d d et er the pl ai nt iff

in m at e fro m lo dg in g agri ev an ce o r pu rs ui ng a pa rti cu la r pa rt o f th e p ro ces s; an d (2 ) th e th reat is on e th atwou ldde te r a rea so nabl e in m at e o f or di na ry firm ne ss an d fo rti tu de fro m lo dg in g agri ev an ce o r pu rs ui ng th e p artof t he gri ev an ce p ro ces s t ha t the in m at e fai le d t o e xh au st .” Id

. Sch li ch er ar gu es on ap pe al th atth e eff orts he m ad e, in cl ud in g fi li ng in fo rm al gri ev an ces reg ard in g h is acce ss to gri ev an ce fo rm s, wri ti ng let te rs to th e Secr et ary of

th e FDOC, a fed eral jud ge , andth e in sp ect orge ne ral , andm ak in g
ve rb al co m

pl ai nt s t o v ari ou s p ris on off ic ia ls , were s uf

fic ie ntto ex haus t h is adm in is tra ti ve rem ed ie s. He al so co nt en ds th at , by pr ev en ti ng hi m fro m ob ta in in g gr ie va nc e fo rm s an d t hr eat en in g h im , def en da ntpri so n o ffi ci al s re nd eredth e gr ie va nc e p ro ces s “ un av ai labl e” t o h im
. The reco rdrefl ect s tha t Sc hl ic he r fi le d s ev eral gri ev an ces be twee n J ul y 20 07 an d J anua ry

20 08 . Thes e g rie va nc es were ei th er fi le d a t the wron g l ev el or
no t ap pe al edaft er the y

were d en ie d. Th eref

or e, aft er a tho ro ug h re vi ew of th e
reco rd , we affi rm

for th e rea so ns gi ve n i n t he m ag is tra te jud ge ’s rep ort d at ed Octo be r 15 , 20 09
. AFFIRMED.

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