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Case: 22-11103         Document: 00516834917             Page: 1      Date Filed: 07/26/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 22-11103
                                     Summary Calendar                                   FILED
                                     ____________                                     July 26, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   Marcus DeAngelo Jones,                                                              Clerk

                                                                    Petitioner—Appellant,

                                             versus

   Warden Freddie Garrido, FMC-Fort Worth,

                                                Respondent—Appellee.
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                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                                USDC No. 4:22-CV-180
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   Before Jones, Haynes, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Marcus DeAngelo Jones, federal prisoner # 12520-045, appeals the
   dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for failure to exhaust administrative
   remedies or, alternatively, for lack of merit. He argues that the district court
   abused its discretion by failing to excuse the exhaustion requirement in his

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   case on the ground that exhaustion would be futile. He also argues that the
   district court erred by failing to overturn his disciplinary conviction.
            A federal prisoner filing a § 2241 petition must first exhaust all availa-
   ble administrative remedies. Fillingham v. United States, 867 F.3d 531, 535
   (5th Cir. 2017). This court reviews dismissals for failure to exhaust for abuse
   of discretion. Gallegos-Hernandez v. United States, 688 F.3d 190, 194 (5th Cir.
   2012).
            Jones’s argument that exhaustion was futile because his halfway house
   placement date would have passed before he could exhaust his administrative
   remedies is unavailing. Jones fails to show he could not have completed the
   process prior to the original transfer date to a halfway house or explain why
   he could not have pursued his distinct claim for restoration of good time
   credits even after the transfer. Although he asserts he did not receive a
   response at the regional director step, lack of a response within the allotted
   time may be considered a denial. See 28 U.S.C. § 524.18. Consequently, the
   district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Jones’s § 2241
   petition. In light of this conclusion, we do not reach Jones’s argument
   regarding the validity of his disciplinary conviction.
            AFFIRMED.

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