Opinion
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 32.1)
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. D.C. No. 2:11-cv-01190-JO. Robert E. Jones, District Judge, Presiding.
TONY FRENCH, Plaintiff - Appellant, Pro se, Ontario, OR.
For SNAKE RIVER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, T. JOST, Lieutenant, ZEMMER, Sergeant, REAL, Captain, R. BROWN, H. MCKENZIE, BELL, Captain, KRUGER, Lieutenant, MARK NOOTH, MICHAEL PAYNE, Defendants - Appellees: Tiffany Keast, Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR.
Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Oregon state prisoner Tony French appeals pro se from the district court's judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of his First and Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and for clear error any underlying factual findings. Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed French's action without prejudice because French did not properly exhaust his administrative remedies before filing suit. 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). French's argument on appeal that his grievances and related papers were " mysteriously" lost is unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.