Clifford J. Schuett v. L. LaRiva

In this pro se civil-rights action, federal prisoner Clifford Schuett appeals after the District Court 1 dismissed his lawsuit without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. He has also moved for appointment of counsel.

We have reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, and we conclude that dismissal was appropriate. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (requiring exhaustion of available administrative remedies before a prisoner may bring a federal action challenging prison conditions under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)); King v. Iowa Dep’t of Corr., 598 F.3d…