Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 07-16735. Attorney(S) Carlos Hendon, Represa, CA, pro se. Barry Alves, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, AGCA — Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Judges Edward Leavy Michael Daly Hawkins Atsushi Wallace Tashima Acts The Public Health And Welfare — Civil Rights — Generally — Civil Action For Deprivation Of Rights The Public Health And Welfare — Civil Rights — Institutionalized Persons — Suits By Prisoners Judiciary And Judicial Procedure — Courts Of Appeals — Jurisdiction And Venue — Final Decisions Of District Courts See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Carlos HENDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M. KNOWLES, Warden-CSP; et al., Defendants-Appellees. MEMORANDUM This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Carlos Hendon, a California 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 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir. 2003), and we affirm. The district court properly dismissed the action because Hendon did not properly exhaust prison grievance procedures prior to filing suit in federal court. See Ngo v. Woodford, 539 F.3d 1108, 1109-10 (9th Cir. 2008) (explaining that an inmate must bring a timely administrative appeal in order to properly exhaust administrative remedies); McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199 (9th Cir. 2002) (per curiam) (holding that exhaustion under § 1997e(a) must occur prior to commencement of the action). Hendon's remaining contentions are unpersuasive. AFFIRMED.