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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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 Eastern District of California. D.C. No. 2:08-cv-02481-FCD-KJM. Frank C. Damrell, Jr., District Judge, Presiding.
PATRICK OTIS NELSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, Pro se, Vacaville, CA.
For MURPHY, R.N., data entry medical personnel, COONEY, Correctional Officer, Defendants - Appellees: Martha M. Stringer, Attorney, Kathleen Jane Williams, Attorney, WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, Sacramento, CA.
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Patrick Otis Nelson, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's dismissal for failure to exhaust, and for clear error its factual determinations. Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the action without prejudice because Nelson failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to 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); Wyatt, 315 F.3d at 1120 (" A prisoner's concession to nonexhaustion is a valid ground for dismissal . . . ." ); McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199 (9th Cir. 2002) (per curiam) (requiring exhaustion of administrative remedies prior to filing suit).
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, nor arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam).
Appellees' Request for Judicial Notice filed on March 21, 2011 is denied.
AFFIRMED.