Case Name: Byron S. WOOLLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.P. FIELDS; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-29
Citations: 136 F. App'x 968
Docket Number: No. 03-17237
Parties: Byron S. WOOLLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.P. FIELDS; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
Judges: Before: REAVLEY, T.G. NELSON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 136
Pages: 968–969

Head Matter:
Byron S. WOOLLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.P. FIELDS; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
No. 03-17237.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted June 15, 2005.
Decided June 29, 2005.
Byron S. Woolley, Vacaville, CA, pro se.
Vikram K. Varma, Esq., Christopher R. Edgar, Esq., Sarah P. Payne, Esq., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for Plaintiff — Appellant.
Barbara N. Sutliffe, Esq., AGCA — Office of the California Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants — Appellees.
Before: REAVLEY, T.G. NELSON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
At the time Woolley filed his federal action, the California Department of Corrections' final response for each grievance was pending and within the time limits for agency response prescribed by CaLCode Regs. tit. 15, § 3084.5. The agency's lack of complete compliance with the formalities and notice requirements at the lower appeal levels did not render the appeal process unavailable. See Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516, 524-25, 122 S.Ct. 983, 152 L.Ed.2d 12 (2002) (recognizing that § 1997e affords "corrections officials time and opportunity to address complaints internally before allowing the initiation of a federal case."). Cf. Ngo v. Woodford, 403 F.3d 620, 629 (9th Cir.2005) (concluding that the failure to file a timely grievance does not preclude a finding of exhaustion).
AFFIRMED.
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