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2 N ovem ber 18, 200 7, an d h e na m ed as d e fend an t s a f em al e cor rect i on alof f i cer w ho s e na m e w as unc o nf i r m e d; D i anaK ukua , W arden of t he Byr d Uni t ; a nd Bra d Livi ngs t o n, Exe c ut iveD i r e c t o ro f t he TD CJ. J o hns o n a l l e ge d th att he of f i cer’ s assaul tcaused h i m severe i nj u ry, t h at th e of f i cer’ s act i on s w ere agai n st pri so n pol i c i es , t hatW ar den K uku a all ow ed the o f f i c ert o s t r i k e hi m , and t hat L iv in g s to n d idn o t p r o p e r lym o n ito rth e a c tio n s o f “d a n g e r o u s g u a r d s .” O n a ppe al , J o hns o n c hall e nge s t he di s t r i c tc o ur t ’ s det e r m i nat i o n t hathe fai l ed to properl y exh au sthi s c l ai m s by fai l i n g t o f i l e h i s f i rst S t ep 1 gri evan ce w ith in 1 5 d a y s o f

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3 Tex as pr i s o ne r s m us tf i l e t he i rSt e p 1 g ri evan ce w i t hi n 1 5 da ys o f t he a lle g e d i n c id e n t. S ee W end el lv. A sher , 1 6 2 F .3d8 8 7 , 8 9 1 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 8 ), overr u led by imp lica ti on on ot h er groun d s by Jon es v. B ock , 549 U . S. 199, 199 ( 200 7) . John son’ s c om pl ai n tm ak es c l ear t h at he fa il e d to fil e hi s gri evan ce w i t h i n t h e t i m e requi red u n der t h e T D C J rul es, an d theref ore th e di st ri ctcourt d i dn ot err in co n sider i n g w h eth er to d i sm i ss J oh n so n ’ s cl a i m s f or fail u re to ex h a u st a s p a rt of i ts i n i ti a l scre en i n g pro ce s s . S e eid . F u rt h er, becau se J o h n s o n h a s fa ile dto d e m o n s tr a te s u ffic ie n t e x c u s e fo rfa ilin gto p r o p e r ly e xha us thi s adm i ni s t r at ivere m e di e s , t he di s t r i c tco ur tdi d no te r ri n di s m i s s i ng J o h n so n ’ s c o m p la in t p u rs u a n t to se ctio n 1 9 9 7 e (a). The di s m i s s alb y t he di s t r i c tc o ur to f J o hns o n’ s sect i o n 1 98 3 c o m pl ai nt co u n ts a s a str ik e forp u rp o se s o f 28 U .S .C . § 1 9 1 5 (g). S ee A depegba v . Ham m on s, 103 F. 3d 383, 387- 88 ( 5t h C i r . 1996) . Johnso n i s C A U TIO N E D t hat if h e a c c u m u la te s t h r e e s tr ik e s , h e m a yn o t th e r e a fte rp r o c e e din fo r m ap a u p e r is i n a ny civi la ct i o n o ra ppe alf i l e d whi l e hei s i nc ar c e r at e d o rde t ai ne d i n a ny fa c ilityu n le s s h e is u n d e rim m in e n t d a n g e ro f s e r io u s p h y s ic a l inju r y . S ee 28 U .S .C . § 1 9 1 5 (g). Ac c o r d i n g l y , t h e j u d g me n to f t h e d i s t r i c tc o u r ti s A F F I RMED; S ANC T I ON W AR NI NG I S S UED .