Samuel Porter v. Muabe Howard

Ninth Circuit

Samuel Porter v. Muabe Howard

531 F. App'x 792

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

DecidedJune 21, 2013

Docket12-56366

StatusUnpublished

Cited by13 cases

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Samuel Porter v. Muabe Howard, 531 F. App'x 792 (9th Cir. 2013).

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MEMORANDUM **

Samuel Kenneth Porter, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that prison officials retaliated against him by arranging his rape by other inmates in violation of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and for clear error the district court’s underlying factual determinations. Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

The district court properly dismissed Porter’s action because Porter did not properly exhaust the prison grievance process with respect to his claims and failed to provide sufficient evidence to show that administrative remedies were effectively unavailable. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 93-95, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) (holding that “proper exhaustion” is mandatory and requires adherence to administrative procedural rules); Sapp *793 v. Kimbrell, 623 F.3d 813, 822 (9th Cir.2010) (concluding that exhaustion will not generally be excused where a prisoner lacks a “reasonable good faith belief’ that administrative remedies are unavailable); O’Guinn v. Lovelock Corr. Ctr., 502 F.3d 1056, 1062 (9th Cir.2007) (holding that grievances cannot be exhausted by means outside the prison’s internal appeals process, such as through letters of complaint). Porter provides no support for his contention that he was excused from the requirement that he file an administrative grievance by operation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15601-15609.

However, we vacate the judgment and remand for the limited purpose of entering dismissal without prejudice. See Wyatt, 315 F.3d at 1120 (providing that if the court concludes that a prisoner has failed to exhaust, the proper remedy is dismissal of those claims without prejudice).

Porter’s other arguments were raised for the first time on appeal and we do not consider them. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir.1999).

Porter’s requests, set forth in his briefs, for a polygraph examination, the initiation of a federal investigation into his rape claims, and appointment of counsel on remand, are denied.

AFFIRMED in part; VACATED in part; and REMANDED for the entry of an order dismissing Porter’s unexhaust-ed claims without prejudice.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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MEMORANDUM **

Samuel Kenneth Porter, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that prison officials retaliated against him by arranging his rape by other inmates in violation of his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and for clear error the district court’s underlying factual determinations. Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

The district court properly dismissed Porter’s action because Porter did not properly exhaust the prison grievance process with respect to his claims and failed to provide sufficient evidence to show that administrative remedies were effectively unavailable. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 93-95, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) (holding that “proper exhaustion” is mandatory and requires adherence to administrative procedural rules); Sapp *793 v. Kimbrell, 623 F.3d 813, 822 (9th Cir.2010) (concluding that exhaustion will not generally be excused where a prisoner lacks a “reasonable good faith belief’ that administrative remedies are unavailable); O’Guinn v. Lovelock Corr. Ctr., 502 F.3d 1056, 1062 (9th Cir.2007) (holding that grievances cannot be exhausted by means outside the prison’s internal appeals process, such as through letters of complaint). Porter provides no support for his contention that he was excused from the requirement that he file an administrative grievance by operation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15601-15609.

However, we vacate the judgment and remand for the limited purpose of entering dismissal without prejudice. See Wyatt, 315 F.3d at 1120 (providing that if the court concludes that a prisoner has failed to exhaust, the proper remedy is dismissal of those claims without prejudice).

Porter’s other arguments were raised for the first time on appeal and we do not consider them. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir.1999).

Porter’s requests, set forth in his briefs, for a polygraph examination, the initiation of a federal investigation into his rape claims, and appointment of counsel on remand, are denied.

AFFIRMED in part; VACATED in part; and REMANDED for the entry of an order dismissing Porter’s unexhaust-ed claims without prejudice.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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