Jacque Louis Miller v. Patti Wachtendorf

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 20-1021
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Jacque Louis Miller
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Patti Wachtendorf; Kristine Wietzell; Frank Filippelli; Rhonda Lanser; Donna
Cook; Tasha Whalen; Dennis Miller
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
Iowa State Penitentiary; Newton Correctional Facility; Iowa State Penitentiary
Health Services Department; Newton Correctional Facility Health Services Department
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: May 21, 2020
Filed: May 27, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before KELLY, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

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In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Iowa inmate Jacque Louis Miller appeals the
district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment based on his failure to exhaust
administrative remedies. See Faulkner v. Douglas Cty. Neb., 906 F.3d 728, 732 (8th
Cir. 2018) (reviewing de novo grant of summary judgment); King v. Iowa Dep’t of
Corr., 598 F.3d 1051, 1052 (8th Circ. 2010) (reviewing de novo dismissal for failure
to exhaust administrative remedies). We agree with the district court that Miller did
not adequately counter defendants’ evidence showing that he did not exhaust
available administrative remedies before filing suit; and thus that dismissal was
required. See Johnson v. Jones, 340 F.3d 624, 627 (8th Cir. 2003) (dismissal is
mandatory if exhaustion was not completed at time of filing). The judgment is
affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Court Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.
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