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FRANCIS v. MARQUEZ

No. 83-2142.

741 F.2d 1127 (1984)

Gilbert Ray FRANCIS, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Joseph MARQUEZ, Executive Officer, California Correctional Institution, Defendant/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert Ray Francis in pro per.

William George Prahl, Deputy Atty. Gen., Sacramento, Cal., for defendant/appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge, and GOODWIN and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by a prison inmate from the district court's dismissal of his purported section 1983 action because of his alleged failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Because we believe that the district court failed to comply with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a)(1) regarding exhaustion of administrative remedies in section 1983 actions, we reverse the dismissal.

Gilbert Ray Francis, an inmate at the men's...

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