Joseph H. Graves v. GUY DRANNAN, Med. Admin

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-7477
JOSEPH H. GRAVES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
GUY DRANNAN, Med. Admin.; DOCTOR S. HOWARD,
M.D.; DOCTOR GARY I. REYNOLDS, M.D.,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge.
(CA-99-2695-JFM))
Submitted: January 13, 2000 Decided: January 20, 2000
Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joseph H. Graves, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Joseph Graves appeals the district court’s orders dismissing
his civil rights complaint without prejudice for failure to exhaust
administrative remedies and denying his motion for reconsideration.
The district court properly required exhaustion of administrative
remedies under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1997e(a) (West Supp. 1999). Because
Graves did not demonstrate to the district court that he had
exhausted administrative remedies or that such remedies were not
available, the court’s dismissal of the action, without prejudice,
was not an abuse of discretion. We therefore deny leave to proceed
in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal. 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.
DISMISSED

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