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Deonte Spicer v. J. Bunsold
20-55434
9th Cir.
Jul 21, 2021
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*1 Before: SCHROEDER, SILVERMAN, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.

Federal prisoner Deonte Vondell Spicer appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment for failure to exhaust administrative remedies in his action brought under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics , 403 U.S. 388 (1971), alleging an Eighth Amendment claim. We have *2 jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Albino v. Baca , 747 F.3d 1162, 1168 (9th Cir. 2014) (en banc), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted judgment because Spicer failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, and failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether administrative remedies were effectively unavailable. See id. at 1172 (setting forth exhaustion framework under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) ); see also Ross v. Blake , 136 S. Ct. 1850, 1858-60 (2016) (describing limited circumstances in which administrative remedies are unavailable); Porter v. Nussle , 534 U.S. 516, 524 (2002) (requiring PLRA exhaustion for federal prisoners’ Bivens actions).

We do not consider Spicer’s argument, raised for the first time on appeal, that his due process rights were violated. See Smith v. Marsh , 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) (“ As a general rule, we will not consider arguments that are raised for the first time on appeal. ”).

We reject as unsupported by the record Spicer’s contention that he was prevented from seeking discovery before the district court.

Spicer’s pending motions are denied.

AFFIRMED.

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[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

[**] The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: Deonte Spicer v. J. Bunsold
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Jul 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55434
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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