IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-40460
Conference Calendar
JAMES MILTON INGRAM,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JAMES C. CONNER, Warden, Bradshaw
State Jail; MICHAEL J. BELL, Warden,
Bradshaw State Jail; J.T. MOORE, Officer,
Bradshaw State Jail; J. SELF, Officer,
Bradshaw State Jail; MANAGEMENT TRAINING
CORP. (MTC); BRADSHAW STATE JAIL, Medical
Staff,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 6:96-CV-847
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October 23, 1997
Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
James Milton Ingram, Texas prisoner # 720320, appeals the
district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 action for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). The Prison Litigation Reform
Act (PLRA) amended § 1997e(a) to provide that no § 1983 action
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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may be filed by a prisoner until available administrative
remedies have been exhausted. § 1997e(a). Because Ingram has
not exhausted his administrative remedies, the district court did
not err. Ingram may refile his § 1983 action after he has
exhausted the available administrative remedies. Ingram’s motion
for appointment of counsel is DENIED.
AFFIRMED; MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL DENIED.