Shawn Sheltra v. Jay Christensen

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SHAWN SHELTRA, No. 21-35374

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:20-cv- 00215-DCN v.

JAY CHRISTENSEN, Warden; D.W. OPINION

MCKAY; D. W. DIETZ; TAYLOR,

Sgt.; FRAHS, Cpl.; CRAIG, C/O,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho David C. Nye, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 8, 2024 Pasadena, California

Filed December 31, 2024

Before: Richard C. Tallman, Danielle J. Forrest, and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Forrest; Dissent by Judge Bumatay SUMMARY *

Prisoner Civil Rights/Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

The panel reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Idaho prison officials based on Idaho Department of Corrections inmate Shawn Sheltra’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies, and affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants as to Sheltra’s claims brought against defendants in their official capacity. Sheltra filed a formal grievance in March identifying safety concerns from other…