Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 96-56503 Attorney(S) COUNSEL Catherine Valerio Barrad, Sidley Austin, Los Angeles, California, for the appellant. Robert I. Lester, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the appellees. Judges Sidney Runyan Thomas Acts The Public Health And Welfare — Civil Rights — Institutionalized Persons — Suits By Prisoners See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. JOHN WAYNE LUNSFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C. D. JUMAO-AS, Dr.; STERLING POLLACK, Dr.; JON HINZ; REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; J. T. O'BRIEN, Associate Warden; PAT W. KOEHANE, Respondents-Appellees. ORDER The request for publication is GRANTED. The dispositive order filed February 13, 1998, is redesignated as a published order. ORDER We agree with both parties that because John Wayne Lunsford seeks only damages in his Bivens action, he was not required to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing this lawsuit in the district court in light of the fact that the Administrative Remedy Program only provides for injunctive relief. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a); Honig v. Doe, 484 U.S. 305, 327 (1988). Therefore, we VACATE the district court's order dismissing Lunsford's complaint and denying his application to proceed in forma pauperis, and REMAND this case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this order. VACATED AND REMANDED