JERNIGAN v. STUCHELL

No. 02-6052.

304 F.3d 1030 (2002)

Dewey Earl JERNIGAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Karen STUCHELL; Ramona Hollier; James L. Saffle; Melinda Guilfoyle; John Doe, I; John Doe, II; B. Hendrix; Elvis Hightower; Joe S. Hopper, in individual and official capacities; Michael Quinlan, in individual and official capacities; Corrections Corporation of America, in individual and official capacities, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dewey Earl Jernigan, Pro Se.

Linda Soper, Assistant Attorney General, Litigation Section, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendants-Appellees James L. Saffle, Melinda Guilfoyle and Karen Stuchell.

Darrell L. Moore, Pryor, OK, for Defendants-Appellees Corrections Corporation of America, Inc., Michael Quinlin, Joe Hopper, and Elvis Hightower.

Before KELLY, McKAY and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Dewey Earl Jernigan, a state inmate appearing pro se, appeals from the district court's order dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

Mr. Jernigan alleges that his constitutional right of access to the courts was violated when his personal legal materials were improperly confiscated...

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