Case Name: Leslie Wyn BOWDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christine O. GREGOIRE; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-06-08
Citations: 436 F. App'x 795
Docket Number: No. 10-35253
Parties: Leslie Wyn BOWDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christine O. GREGOIRE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: PREGERSON, THOMAS, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 436
Pages: 795–796

Head Matter:
Leslie Wyn BOWDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christine O. GREGOIRE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10-35253.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 24, 2011.
Filed June 8, 2011.
Leslie Wyn Bowden, Walla Walla, WA, pro se.
Daniel John Judge, Senior Counsel, Office of the Washington Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: PREGERSON, THOMAS, and PAEZ, 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
Leslie Wyn Bowden, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his civil rights 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 dismissal for failure to exhaust, Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir.2003), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Bowden's action because Bowden failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) ("No action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions . until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted."); Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 85, 93-95, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) ("proper exhaustion" is mandatory and requires adherence to administrative procedural rules); see also Wyatt, 315 F.3d at 1120 ("A prisoner's concession to nonexhaustion is a valid ground for dismissal _").
We construe the dismissal of Bowden's claims to be without prejudice. See Wyatt, 315 F.3d at 1120 (dismissals for failure to exhaust administrative remedies are without prejudice).
Bowden's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
We do not consider claims raised for the first time on appeal. See Janes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 279 F.3d 888, 887 (9th Cir.2002) ("Issues raised for the first time on appeal usually are not considered.").
Bowden's motions for acceptance of his supplemental reply brief are granted, and we instruct the clerk to file the supplemental reply brief received on October 5, 2010. Bowden's motion filed on November 5, 2010 is construed as a citation of supplemental authorities. Bowden's remaining pending motions are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.