UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-7072

KENNETH SYNCERE RIVERA, a/k/a Kenneth D. Rivera, a/k/a Kenneth Rivera,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

BRYAN STIRLING, Director; JOSEPH MCFADDEN, Warden; RYSHEMA DAVIS, Nutritionist IV; MR. JONES, FSS IV; MR. CONTINO, Chaplain,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Anderson. J. Michelle Childs, District Judge. (8:15-cv-04482-JMC)

Submitted: December 20, 2016 Decided: December 22, 2016

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and WYNN and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Kenneth Syncere Rivera, Appellant Pro Se. Stephanie Holmes Burton, GIBBES & BURTON, LLC, Spartanburg, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Kenneth Syncere Rivera appeals the district court’s order

denying relief on his

(2012) complaint.

Because the record discloses that Rivera failed to properly

exhaust his administrative remedies as required under 42 U.S.C.

§ 1997e (2012), we affirm the dismissal without prejudice of his

complaint. 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

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