Lanier v. Doerer

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California adopted the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations and dismissed Kareem Lanier’s civil rights action without prejudice. The court held that Lanier failed to exhaust available administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act and did not establish that the remedies remained unavailable after the prison lockdown ended. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.

Holdings

1. Lanier failed to comply with the Prison Litigation Reform Act's exhaustion requirement because he did not exhaust available administrative remedies before filing his complaint or amended complaint.
2. The action must be dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Lanier failed to exhaust available administrative remedies before filing his complaint and amended complaint.
2. Whether the alleged temporary unavailability of administrative remedies during the lockdown excused Lanier's failure to exhaust after the lockdown ended.
3. Whether the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations recommending dismissal should be adopted.

Disposition

dismissed