Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-986, SECTION: "R" (1). Judges Sally Shushan See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. JOSHUA CAIN GEORGE v. WARDEN JEFFREY TRAVIS, ET AL. ORDER SALLY SHUSHAN, Magistrate Judge Plaintiff has filed a motion to have these proceedings stayed until he exhausts his administrative remedies on ARP RCC-2006-749. Rec. Doc. 5. That motion is DENIED. Federal law requires that a prisoner exhaust his administrative remedies prior to the filing of a lawsuit; exhaustion of such remedies while the lawsuit is pending is insufficient. Underwood v. Wilson, 151 F.3d 292, 296 (5th Cir. 1998). Accordingly, it is not appropriate for a federal court to stay a lawsuit while a prisoner attempts to exhaust his administrative remedies. Seaton v. Sylvestor, No. 99-20035, 2000 WL 960504 (5th Cir. June 15, 2000); Johnson v. Kerryville, No. 5:06cv274, 2007 WL 418765 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 5, 2007).