Larry Watson v. JANET BROOKEN, Food Service Manager

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-6783
LARRY WATSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JANET BROOKEN, Food Service Manager; MRS.
PRICE, Food Service Manager; CAPTAIN MCCOY,
Security Officer,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior
District Judge. (CA-01-442-Am)
Submitted: September 6, 2001 Decided: September 13, 2001
Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Larry Watson, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Larry Watson appeals the district court’s order dismissing his
42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2001) complaint without prejudice
for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The district court
properly required exhaustion of administrative remedies under 42
U.S.C.A. § 1997e(a) (West Supp. 2001). Because Appellant did not
demonstrate to the district court that he had exhausted adminis-
trative 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 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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