United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 17-2810
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Thomas Lee Stone,
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant,
v.
Richard Clark, Lieutenant, Maximum Security Unit, ADC,
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Pine Bluff
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Submitted: July 9, 2018
Filed: July 11, 2018
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Arkansas inmate Thomas Stone
appeals a decision of the district court1 dismissing his lawsuit without prejudice for
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The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Beth
failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Upon de novo review, we agree with the
district court that Stone failed to fully exhaust administrative remedies before filing
suit. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a); Burns v. Eaton, 752 F.3d 1136, 1141 (8th Cir. 2014).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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Deere, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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