
    Fred J. HAWKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. K. JOHNSON, Maintenance Officer, Defendant-Appellee.
    No. 03-6575.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted May 15, 2003.
    Decided May 29, 2003.
    
      Fred J. Hawkins, Appellant Pro Se.
    Before LUTTIG and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
   Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

PER CURIAM:

Fred J. Hawkins appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The district court properly required exhaustion of administrative remedies under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (2000). Because Hawkins did not demonstrate to the district court that he had exhausted administrative remedies or that such remedies were not available, the court’s dismissal of the action without prejudice was not an abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.  