MEMORANDUM **

Carlos Hendon, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir. 2003), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the action because Hendon did not properly exhaust prison grievance procedures prior to filing suit in federal court. See Ngo v. Woodford, 539 F.3d 1108, 1109-10 (9th Cir. 2008) (explaining that an inmate must bring a timely administrative appeal in order to properly exhaust administrative remedies); McKinney v. Carey, 311 F.3d 1198, 1199 (9th Cir. 2002) (per curiam) (holding that exhaustion under § 1997e(a) must occur prior to commencement of the action).

Hendon’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.