T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l ar g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T J AME S L . T HO MP S ON , P la in tif

f - A p p e llan t, v. F . R E Y N O S O ; e t a l., D efen d an t s - A p p el l ees. N o. 09- 17274 D . C . N o . 1 : 0 4 - c v - 0 6 7 5 5 - L J O - S MS ME MOR AN DU M *

A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e E a s te rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia L a w r e nc e J . O ’ N e i l l , D i s tr i c tJudge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d A ugus t10, 2010 ** B efo re: H A W K IN S , M cK E O W N , an dIK U T A , C i rcu i tJu d g es. J a m e s L . T hom ps on, aC a l i f orni as t a t e pr i s one r , appe a l s pr o s e f r om the d is tr ic t c o u rt’s ju d g m e n t d is m is s in g h is 4 2 U .S .C . § 1 9 8 3 a c tio n f o rf a ilu r e to e x h au s ta d mi n i s tr a t i v e r e me d i e s u n d e rth e Pr i s o n Li t i g a t i o n Re f o rm A c t , 4 2 U . S. C. § 1997e ( a ) . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on unde r28 U . S . C . § 1291. W e r e vi e w de novo the 

# FI LED AU G 25 2010 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS09- 17274 2 di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s di s m i s s a l f orf a i l ur e t o e xhaus t , a nd i t s f a c tua l de t e rm i na t i ons f

or cl ear e rr or, W

y at t v . T e rhune , 3 1 5 F. 3 d1 1 0 8 , 1 1 1 7 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 0 3 ) , a n dw e a f f i rm. T he di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s f

i ndi ng tha tT hom ps on r e f us e d t o be i nt e rvi e w e d w a s not c l e a r l ye rr one ous . E ve n i f ape t i t i one ri s e nt i t l e d t o be e xc us e d f r om the e xhaus t i on r e qui r e m e ntw he r e the pr i s on of f i c i a l s pr e ve ntthe pe t i t i one rf r om p u r s u in g a d m in is tr a tiv e r e m e d ie s , s e e N unezv . D unc an , 5 9 1 F .3 d1 2 1 7 , 1 2 2 4 ( 9 th C i r. 20 10 ), the di stri ctcourt ’ s f i nd i ng thatpri son o ff

i ci al s di d n otob struct T h o m p s o n in th is m a n n e rw a s n o t c le a r lye rr o n e o u s , s e e W y a tt , 315 F . 3d a t1119- 2 0 (“ In d eci d i n g a m o t i o n t o d i sm i ss fo r fai l u re t o ex h au stn o n j u d i ci al rem ed i es, th e c o u rt m a ylo o kb e y o n dth e p le a d in g s an dd e c id e d is p u te dis s u e s o f f a c t.” ) . A c c or di ngl y , the di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d the a c t i on be c aus e T hom ps on f a ile dto e x h au s t a d m in is tr a tiv e r e m e d ie s p r io rto f ilin g s u it. Se e W

oodf ord v . N go , 5 4 8 U .S . 8 1 , 9 3 - 9 5 ( 2 0 0 6 ) ( h o ld in g th a t “p r o p e re x h au s tio n ” u n d e r§ 1 9 9 7 e ( a ) is m a n d a to rya n dr e q u ir e s a d h e r e n c e to a d m in is tr a tiv e p r o c e du r a l ru le s ) ; s e e al s o C a l. C ode R e gs . t i t . 15, § 3084. 4( d) ( 2010) ( “ A n appe l l a nt ’ s r e f us a l t o be i nt e rvi e w e d or c o o p e r a te w ith th e r e v ie w e rs h a ll r e s u lt in c a n c e lla tio n o f th e ap p e a l.” ) . W e do notc ons i de ra r gum e nt s r a i s e d f orthe f i r s tt i m e on appe a l ori n the r e p lyb r ie f

. See Sm i th v. M

a rsh , 1 9 4 F .3 d1 0 4 5 , 1 0 5 2 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 9 ) . AF F I RME D.