DocketNumber: 02-3120
Citation Numbers: 73 F. App'x 897
Filed Date: 8/26/2003
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023
United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 02-3120 ___________ Johnny Lee Sanders, Jr. * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Eastern * District of Arkansas. Rex Jones, Supervisor of * Education, FCI - Forrest City; Mel * [UNPUBLISHED] Smith, Captain, FCI - Forrest City; * Kim Tillman, Teacher, FCI - Forrest * City; Kim Thrash, Education * Technician, FCI - Forrest City; * Melanie Garrido, Supervisor of * Education, FCI - Forrest City; * Lindsey Dunham, Teacher, FCI - * Forrest City; Howard Barron, Jr., Unit * Manager, FCI - Forrest City; * Marvin D. Morrison, Warden, FCI - * Forrest City, * * Appellees * ___________ Submitted: July 8, 2003 Filed: August 26, 2003 ___________ Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, McMILLIAN, and FAGG, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Federal prisoner Johnny Lee Sanders, Jr., appeals the district court’s1 (1) pre- service dismissal without prejudice of his Bivens2 action for failing to exhaust his administrative remedies, (2) denial of his motion to alter or amend the judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e), and (3) denial of leave to amend his complaint. We grant Mr. Sanders’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, and assess the appellate filing fee. See Henderson v. Norris,129 F.3d 481
, 484-85 (8th Cir. 1997) (per curiam). Because Mr. Sanders did not file any administrative grievances against defendant Marvin Morrison, we conclude the dismissal was proper. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a); Porter v. Nussle,534 U.S. 516
, 524 (2002) (federal prisoners suing under Bivens must first exhaust inmate grievance procedures; administrative exhaustion is prerequisite even if administrative remedies are not plain, speedy, and effective, and relief inmate seeks is not available); Graves v. Norris,218 F.3d 884
, 885-86 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (dismissal proper where at least some of plaintiff’s claims were unexhausted when district court ruled). We also conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Mr. Sanders’s Rule 59(e) motion, see Perkins v. US West Communications,138 F.3d 336
, 340 (8th Cir. 1998) (standard of review), or his motion for leave to amend, see In re NationsMart Corp. Sec. Litig.,130 F.3d 309
, 322-23 (8th Cir. 1997) (standard of review), cert. denied,524 U.S. 927
(1998). Accordingly, we affirm. 1 The Honorable James M. Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. 2 Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics,403 U.S. 388
(1971). -2- A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. -3-
Willie Graves Billy Hale Reginald Early David Lewis v. ... , 218 F.3d 884 ( 2000 )
Harold Henderson v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas ... , 129 F.3d 481 ( 1997 )
James Perkins v. U S West Communications , 138 F.3d 336 ( 1998 )
Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents , 91 S. Ct. 1999 ( 1971 )