McClain v. Berkebile et al

Filing 34

ORDER granting 27 Motion for Summary Judgment. Complaint is Dismissed Without Prejudice. By Judge Christine M. Arguello on 04/25/2014. (athom, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Christine M. Arguello
Civil Action No. 13-cv-01742-CMA-KMT
CLAUDE McCLAIN,
Plaintiff,
v.
D. BERKEBILE, Warden, FPC Florence,
FNU MNU LNU, Regional Medical Director,
North Central Region, Federal Bureau of Prisons,
DR. SANTINI, Physician Care Provider, FPC Florence,
D.K. GRIGGS, Camp Administrator,
MS. S. BEIRKER, Case Manager, and
MS. B. VANHUA, Medical Administrator of Medical Records,
Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment
(Doc. # 27). For the following reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ motion.
At the time of the events alleged in the Amended Complaint, Plaintiff was an
inmate in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”), and resided at the Federal
Prison Camp (“FPC”) in Florence, Colorado. (Doc. # 15 at 2.) The only remaining
causes of action in his First Amended Complaint are two Eighth Amendment claims
relating to the conditions in which he lived at FPC. The government alleges and
substantiates, through a declaration from a BOP official, that Plaintiff has not pursued

either of his remaining claims with the BOP Administrative Remedy program. See Doc.
# 27-1, ¶¶ 14, 28. Plaintiff has not disputed any of the facts raised in the government’s
affidavit—indeed, he has not even responded to the summary judgment motion.
Plaintiff’s undisputed failure to exhaust administrative remedies before filing this action
precludes any relief from this Court. See 42 U.S.C.A. § 1997e(a) (“No action shall be
brought with respect to prison conditions under section 1983 of this title, or any other
Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until
such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.”).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment
(Doc. # 27) is GRANTED and that the Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE.
DATED: April

25 , 2014
BY THE COURT:

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CHRISTINE M. ARGUELLO
United States District Judge

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