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Kevin Johnathan SORRICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Doctor Lawrence MANNING; Doctor Jason Clem; Doctor Paul Matera; Sara Jenkins, Medical Department Manager/Supervisor Registered Nurse; Registered Nurse Jennifer Patterson; Nancy Bealer, Registered Nurse; Physicians Assistant Peter Stanford; Secretary Stephen Moyer; Warden Kathleen Green; Lieutenant Genesis Copeland; Lieutenant Evan Ward; Correctional Officer Shanika Gustus; Correctional Officer Bernardo Handy; Unknown Transportation Officer 1; Unknown Transportation Officer 2; Wexford Utilization Review/Management Collegial; Wexford Health Sources, Inc.; Corizon Medical Services Inc., Defendants-Appellees.
Kevin Johnathan Sorrick appeals the district court's order denying numerous motions and granting Defendants’ motions for summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Sorrick's motion to appoint counsel and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.* Sorrick v. Manning, No. 8:16-cv-00709-TDC, 2017 WL 3668755 (D. Md. Aug. 22, 2017). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
FOOTNOTES
FOOTNOTE. Sorrick argues on appeal that administrative remedies were not available, and therefore the district court should not have dismissed certain claims for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. However, the record demonstrates that Sorrick was able to exhaust remedies for other claims, and effective remedies were similarly available for the unexhausted claims. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 90, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) (holding that proper administrative exhaustion requires compliance with agency deadlines and key procedural rules); Ross v. Blake, ––– U.S. ––––, 136 S.Ct. 1850, 1858-60, 195 L.Ed.2d 117 (2016) (clarifying when administrative remedies are deemed unavailable).
PER CURIAM:
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 17-7291
Decided: April 02, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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