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_________ P E R C UR I AM M i l es O r l ando Lee, a fe der al pr i s onerpr ocee di ng pr o s e, appea l s fr om the D i s tr i ct C our t ’ s or dergr ant i ng the def endant s ’ m ot i on fors um m aryj udgm ent . Forthe r eas onsL ee i s no l ongeri ncar cer at ed atU SP-Lew i s bur g; he i s pr es ent l yconfi ned atthe 1 U n ite d S ta te s P e n ite n tia ry in P o llo c k , L o u is ia n a . 2 th a t f o llo w , w e w ill s u m m a ri ly af f ir m th e D is tr ic t C o u rt ’s o rd e r. T hi s cas e ar i s es fr om L ee’ s confi nementatthe U ni t ed St at es Peni t ent i aryat L ew i s bur g ( “U SP-Lew i s bur g”) i n L ew i s bur g, Penns y l vani a. I n M ar ch 2007, L ee 1 c omm e nc e d a n a c t i on un de rBi ve ns v. Si x Unkno w n Fe de r a l N a r c ot i c s A ge nt s , 40 3 U. S. 3 8 8 (1 9 7 1 ), in th e U n ited S tate s D istric t C o u rt f o r th e M id d le D istric t o f P e n n sy lv a n ia a g a in st s e v e ra l U S P -L e w isb u rg e m p lo y e e s (th e “ F e d e ra l D e f e n d a n ts” ). In th e c o m p lain t, L ee a l l eged, among ot herthi ngs , thathe had be en har as s ed forr efus i ng t o t ake pa r ti n a Food Ser vi ces cons pi r acy , and thatpr i s on offi ci al s had phy s i cal l yand verbal l yas s aul t ed hi m i n r et al i at i on forhi s fai l i ng t o part i ci pat e i n the s cheme. T he Feder al D efe ndant s fi l ed a mot i on t o di s m i s s , or , i n the al t ernat i ve, m ot i on for s um m aryj udgm enton t he gr ound t hatL ee ha d notexhaus t ed hi s admi ni s tr at i ve r emedi es pr i ort o comm enci ng the pr es entact i on. O n N ovember27, 2007, M agi s tr at e J udge A nd rew S m y serrecom m end ed thatthe D i stri ctC ou rtgrantthe F ederal D efen dan t s’ m o tio n . B yo rd e r e n ter e d F e b ru a ry2 0 , 2 0 0 8 , the D istric t C o u rt a d o p ted th e M a g istra te J udge’ s r eportand r ecomm endat i on overL ee’ s obj ect i ons and gr ant ed s um m aryj udgm ent in f a v o r o f th e F e d e ra l D e f

e n d a n ts . T h e p re s e n t a p p e a l f o llo w e d . W e hav e j uri sdi ct i on ov er this app eal pu rs uan tt o 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 29 1. W e exerci se pl enaryr evi ew overthe D i s tr i ctC our t ’ s or dergr ant i ng s um m aryj udgm entt o the3

ap p ell ee s. S ee W h it field v . R ad ian G u ar., Inc . , 5 0 1 F . 3 d 2 6 2 , 2 6 5 (3d C ir . 2 0 0 7 ). A fter a car eful r evi ew of the r ecor d, w e conc l ude thatthe appe al pr es ent s “no s ubs t ant i al q u e stio n ” u n d e r T h ird C irc u it L .A .R . 2 7 .4 a n d I.O .P . 1 0 .6 a n d w ill , the re f o re , su m m a rily a f f ir m th e D is tr ic t C o u rt ’s o rd e r. U n d e r th e P riso n L iti g a tio n R e f o rm A c t o f

1 9 9 6 (th e “ P L R A ” ), a p riso n e r is r equi r ed t o pur s ue al l avenue s of r el i ef a vai l abl e w i thi n the pr i s on’ s gr i evanc e s y s t em b e f o r e b r i n g i n g a f

e d e r a l c i v i l r i g h t s a c t i o n c o n c e rn i n g p r i s o n c o n d i t i o n s . S e e 4 2 U. S . C. § 1997e( a) ; B ooth v. C hurner , 532 U . S. 731, 741 ( 2001) . T hi s “exha us t i on r equi r ement appl i es t o al l i nm at e s ui t s aboutpr i s on l i fe, w hethertheyi nvol ve gene r al ci r cumst ance s or part i cul arepi s odes , and w hethertheyal l ege e xces s i ve for ce ors om e otherw r ong. ” Por t er v . N u s s le , 5 3 4 U .S . 5 1 6 , 5 3 2 (2 0 0 2 ). T he Feder al B ur eau of

Pr i s ons ( “B O P”) has es t abl i s hed an a dm i ni s tr at i ve r emedy pr ocedur e thr ough w hi ch an i nm at e ca n s eek f or m al r evi ew of anycompl ai ntr egar di ng anyas pectof hi s i m pr i s onm ent . 28 C . F. R . § 542. 10. I n or dert o exhaus tan appe al under th e a d m in istra tiv e re m e d yp ro c e ss , an in m a te m u st f irst ra ise h is c o m p lain t w ith h is u n it t eam t hr ough an i nform al r es ol ut i on att empt . I d. at§ 542. 13. I f the conc ern i s not inf o rm all yreso lved , the in m ate m ayfil e a n ap p ea l t o the w ard en o f th e ins ti tuti o n w h ere he i s confi ned. I d. at§ 542. 14. T he i nm at e mustthen furtherappea l an adve r s e dec i s i on to th e R e g io n a l D ir e c to r a n d th e n to th e C e n tr a l O f f ic e o f th e F e d e ra l B u re a u o f

P ri s o n s . Id . at § 5 4 2 .1 5 . N o a d m in istra tiv e g rie v a n c e is c o n sid e re d to h a v e b e e n f u llya n d f

in a llyIn it s o rde r aw ard ing su m m aryjud g m en t t o the F ed era l D ef en d an ts, the D istri ct C o u rt 2 al s o deni ed as m ootL ee’ s out s t andi ng m ot i on fordi s covery . W e s ee no e rr ori n the D is tr ic t C o u rt ’s d is p o s itio n o f th e d is c o v e ry m o tio n .

4 ex h au sted u n ti l den ied b ythe B u rea u o f P ri so n s' s C en tr al O ff ice. I d . at § 5 4 2 . 1 5 (a). U p o n rev iew o f th e re co rd, w e a g ree w ith the D istri ct C o u rtthat su m m ary j ud gm ent w as approp ri at e beca use t he record reveal ed thatL ee did no tproperl yexh aust hi s admi ni s tr at i ve r emedi es . I n s uppor tof i t s s um m aryj udgm entm ot i on, the Feder al D ef en d an ts sub m itted a d ec larati o n o n b eh alf o f L . C u n n ing h am , the S u p erv isory A t t orneyatU SP-Lew i s bur g. I n herdecl ar at i on, C unni ngham st at ed thatL ee ha d fi l ed fi ve r eques t s foradmi ni s tr at i ve r el i ef t o the W ar den atU SP-Lew i s bur g. T he W ar den gr ant ed one of

the r eques t s butdeni ed the r es t . A ccor di ng t o C unni ngham, L ee di d not appea l anyof the dec i s i ons deny i ng r el i ef t o the s econd orthi r d s t ages of admi ni s tr at i ve revi ew . L ee fail ed to com e forw ard w i th an yevidence to r ebu tthe F ederal D efen dan t s’ as s ert i ons . T her efor e, the D i s tr i ctC our tpr oper l ygr ant ed s um m aryj udgm enti n favorof the F ed era l D ef

en d an ts. S ee F ed . R . C iv. Pro . 5 6 (e). 2 Forthe for egoi ng r eas ons , w e w i l l s um m ar i l yaff i r m the D i s tr i ctC our t ’ s or der di s m i s s i ng the compl ai nt . See Thi r d C i r . L A R 27. 4 and I . O . P. 10. 6.