Opinion ID: 2971992
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Heading: Dismissal of the MTRC Defendants

Text: Talal first argues that he exhausted his administrative remedies as to the MTRC defendants, and the district court, therefore, erred in dismissing his claims against these defendants. The record reveals that, although the district court initially dismissed the complaint in its entirety for failure to demonstrate exhaustion as to the MTRC defendants, Talal moved to strike the MTRC defendants in order to revive his claims against the TCIP defendants. Because the district court granted the motion, the MTRC defendants were dismissed pursuant to Talal’s own action. Thus, he has no right to appeal the MTRC defendants’ dismissal. See United States v. Barrow, 118 F.3d 482, 490 (6th Cir. 1997) (“[A] party may not complain on appeal of errors that he himself invited or provoked the court or the opposite party to make.”). By moving to strike the MTRC defendants, rather than seeking to cure his pleading deficiency, Talal effectively conceded that he did not exhaust his available administrative remedies as to the MTRC defendants. 1 The district court dismissed Talal’s complaint prior to service upon the defendants. Thus, the defendants have not filed a brief. No. 03-6584 Talal v. White, et al. Page 3