Case Name: Kenneth A. WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY U.S. ARMY, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-17
Citations: 690 F. App'x 1014
Docket Number: No. 16-55652
Parties: Kenneth A. WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY U.S. ARMY, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 690
Pages: 1014–1015

Head Matter:
Kenneth A. WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY U.S. ARMY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 16-55652
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 8, 2017
Filed May 17, 2017
Kenneth A. Webb, Pro Se
Jessica O. Cheh, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USLA — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee
Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Kenneth A. Webb appeals pro se from the district court's order dismissing his action against the Secretary of the United States Army. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
The district court properly dismissed Webb's action because Webb failed to allege facts sufficient to show that he had exhausted his administrative remedies or was excused from exhaustion. See Muham mad v. Sec'y of Army, 770 F.2d 1494, 1495 (9th Cir. 1985) (military personnel are required to exhaust available intraservice remedies before seeking judicial review); see also Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) (complaint must offer more than "naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement" (citation, internal quotation marks, and alterations omitted)). Because a dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies should be without prejudice, see O'Guinn v. Lovelock Corr. Ctr., 502 F.3d 1056, 1063 (9th Cir. 2007), we vacate the judgment in part and remand for the district court to dismiss Webb's action without prejudice.
The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal.
AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part, and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publi- . cation and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.