Felix v. Beale ( 2004 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-6650
DANIEL E. FELIX,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
J. V. BEALE, Warden, DFCC; WAYNE BROWN,
Operations Officer; E. B. WRIGHT, Assistant
Warden; LIEUTENANT ARTIS; OFFICER LEWIS;
CAPTAIN JONES,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
JOHN DOE, D.C.O. Employees; MARK CONVERTINO;
STEVE WHISENANT,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. T. S. Ellis, III, District
Judge. (CA-03-1101-1-AM)
Submitted: August 20, 2004 Decided: December 17, 2004
Before MOTZ, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Reversed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Daniel E. Felix, Appellant Pro Se. Joel Christopher Hoppe, OFFICE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
Daniel E. Felix filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) action
in the district court, complaining of certain conditions of his
confinement at Deerfield Correctional Center in Virginia. The
district court dismissed the action after concluding that Felix
failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, as required by 42
U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (2000). On appeal, Felix challenges this
holding.
We conclude that Felix has sufficiently demonstrated his
exhaustion of administrative remedies. Therefore, we reverse the
decision of the district court and remand the case for further
proceedings. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
REVERSED
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