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Lurenzo Williams v. Servin

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519 F. App'x 497
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 21, 201311-57252California240 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Lurenzo Lee Williams appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that defendant used excessive force against him while he was a pretrial detainee in the county jail. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Williams’s action without prejudice because Williams did not exhaust the county jail’s grievance procedures concerning his claims. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 93-95 , 126 S.Ct. 2378 , 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) (exhaustion is mandatory and must be done in a timely manner consistent with prison policies); Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516, 532 , 122 S.Ct. 983 , 152 L.Ed.2d 12 (2002) (“[T]he PLRA’s exhaustion requirement applies to all inmate suits about prison life, whether they involve general circumstances or particular episodes, and whether they allege excessive force or some other wrong.”).

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Williams’s motions for appointment of counsel because…

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