Case Name: David Paul RUFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. VANLEER, et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-04
Citations: 540 F. App'x 819
Docket Number: No. 12-17340
Parties: David Paul RUFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. VANLEER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 540
Pages: 819–820

Head Matter:
David Paul RUFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. VANLEER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-17340.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 24, 2013.
Filed Oct. 4, 2013.
David Paul Ruff, pro se.
Kenneth T. Roost, Esquire, AGCA-Of-Jfice of the California Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appel-lees.
Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, 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
California state prisoner David Paul Ruff appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging excessive force and inadequate medical care. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal for failure to exhaust, Sapp v. Kimbrell, 623 F.3d 813, 821 (9th Cir.2010), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Ruffs action because Ruff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, and to establish either that administrative remedies were effectively unavailable or that he should have otherwise been excused from having to exhaust. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 88, 93, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) (proper and timely exhaustion of administrative remedies is a prerequisite to filing suit in federal court); Sapp, 623 F.3d at 818 (discussing administrative exhaustion requirements under California regulations); Nunez v. Duncan, 591 F.3d 1217, 1224, 1226 (9th Cir.2010) (describing limited circumstances under which administrative remedies may be rendered effectively unavailable or an inmate may be excused from exhausting them).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.