Jerry R. Meade v. CAROLE WALLACE, Warden

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-7479
JERRY R. MEADE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
CAROLE WALLACE, Warden; D. L. GRAHAM,
Assistant Warden; BRADEN FOM, Food Service
Supervisor,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, District
Judge. (CA-04-850)
Submitted: January 27, 2005 Decided: February 3, 2005
Before LUTTIG and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jerry R. Meade, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Jerry R. Meade appeals the district court’s order
dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint without prejudice
for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The district court
properly required exhaustion of administrative remedies under 42
U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (2000). Because Meade did not exhaust
administrative remedies, the court’s dismissal of the action,
without prejudice, was not an abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we
affirm the district court’s order. 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

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