Cassim

Darryl Brown v. Cassim

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537 F. App'x 705
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 9, 201311-56654California741 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiff-Appellant Darryl Brown is a prisoner serving a three-strikes sentence in the California prison system. Brown alleges that Defendants-Appellees Kate Laymon and Stefanie Johnson were deliberately indifferent to his needs under the Eighth Amendment, and seeks money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . The district court dismissed Brown’s claim against Laymon for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and granted summary judgment to Johnson. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

1. The district court properly dismissed Brown’s claim against Laymon for failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). “A grievance suffices to exhaust a claim if it puts the prison on adequate notice of the problem for which the prisoner seeks redress. To pro vide adequate notice, the prisoner need only provide the level of detail required by the prison’s regulations.” Sapp v. Kimbrell, 623 F.3d 813, 824 (9th Cir.2010) (citing Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199, 218 , 127 S.Ct. 910 , 166 L.Ed.2d 798 (2007)).

Here, Brown’s administrative appeals focused entirely on his medical and housing complaints. The…

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