Case Name: Edward THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. Lawrence WRIGHT; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-02-25
Citations: 416 F. App'x 627
Docket Number: No. 09-17212
Parties: Edward THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. Lawrence WRIGHT; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 416
Pages: 627–628

Head Matter:
Edward THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. Lawrence WRIGHT; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 09-17212.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 15, 2011.
Filed Feb. 25, 2011.
Edward Thomas, Represa, CA, pro se.
Megan R. O’Carroll, AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. SMITH, 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
Edward Thomas, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's application of substantive law, and for clear error its factual determinations, Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir.2003), and we affirm.
The district court did not clearly err by deciding disputed issues of fact in favor of defendants and finding that Thomas was not prevented from filing grievances. See id. at 1119-20 ("In deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust nonjudicial remedies, the court may look beyond the pleadings and decide disputed issues of fact."). Accordingly, the district court properly dismissed the action because Thomas failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. See Wood-ford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 93-95, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) (holding that "proper exhaustion" under § 1997e(a) is mandatory and requires adherence to administrative procedural rules).
AFFIRMED.
-pjjjg disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.