The following excerpt is from Sousa v. Wegman, Case No. 1:11-cv-01754-LJO-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Further, the exhaustion of remedies is required, regardless of the relief sought by the prisoner, as long as the administrative process can provide some sort of relief on the prisoner's complaint. Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731, 741 (2001).
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