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996 F.2d 1212
NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.James William THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Edward W. MURRAY, Director;  E. C. Morris, Deputy Director;J. A. Smith, Jr., Regional Administrator;  Eugene M.Grizzard, Ex-Warden; Ellis B. Wright, Warden;  David Lawson,Assistant Warden;  John Miers, Assistant Warden;  B. Kelly,Manager;  Harold Underwood, Medical Administrator;  V. G.Applewhite, Medical Records Technician;  Nurse Avery;  Dr.Holland, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 93-6362.
United States Court of Appeals,Fourth Circuit.
Submitted:  June 7, 1993.Decided:  June 25, 1993.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond.  Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Senior District Judge.  (CA-92-534-3)
James William Thomas, Appellant Pro Se.
E.D.Va.
AFFIRMED.
Before HALL, WILKINSON, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:

OPINION

1
James William Thomas appeals the district court's order dismissing this action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988).  Acting pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e (1988), the district court ordered Plaintiff to exhaust administrative remedies and to advise the court within one hundred days of the result of the administrative proceedings.  It warned Plaintiff that failure to advise the court regarding exhaustion would result in dismissal of the action.  Plaintiff failed to comply with this order, and the district court dismissed the case without prejudice upon expiration of the allowed period.

2
The district court could properly require exhaustion of administrative remedies under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e.  Its dismissal of the action, without prejudice, when Plaintiff failed to comply with its order was not an abuse of discretion.  Moreover, we note that dismissal was also appropriate based on Thomas's failure to object to the recommendation of the magistrate judge.   See Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th Cir. 1985).  We therefore affirm the judgment below.  We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process.*

AFFIRMED

*
 We deny Thomas's motion for injunctive relief as these requests are properly considered in the first instance by the district court