MEMORANDUM *
Appellant Billy Ray O’Neal appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Our review is de novo, Sapp v. Kimbrell, 623 F.3d 813, 821 (9th Cir.2010), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed O’Neal’s complaint because O’Neal admits that he did not attempt to exhaust his administrative remedies as mandated by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”). See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a); Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731, 739-41, 121 S.Ct. 1819, 149. L.Ed.2d 958 (2001) (holding that exhaustion of available administrative remedies is mandatory under the PLRA). O’Neal’s contention that his claim should be exempt from the PLRA’s exhaustion requirement fails because there is no evidence that the jail’s grievance procedures were unavailable. Instead, the evidence shows that O’Neal filed a citizen’s complaint — despite his fear of retribution — and that he was represented by a lawyer who could have assisted him with his grievance. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 85, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006).
AFFIRMED.