Kevin Parks v. Pavon Baron

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 22 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KEVIN ANTHONY PARKS, No. 09-16935 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 4:08-cv-00216-DCB v. MEMORANDUM * PAVON BARON; et al., Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona David C. Bury, District Judge, Presiding Submitted June 29, 2010 ** Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. Kevin Anthony Parks, an Arizona 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. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument and therefore denies Parks’s request for oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). § 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), and we affirm. The district court properly dismissed Parks’s action because he failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to filing suit. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 93-95 (2006) (holding that “proper exhaustion” under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) is mandatory and requires adherence to administrative procedural rules). Parks’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive. Parks’s request for appointment of counsel is denied. See Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991) (requiring “exceptional circumstances” for the appointment of counsel). AFFIRMED. 2 09-16935