What is the process for appealing a complaint by a defendant against the Department of Justice?

for prisoner complaints. See Cal. Code Regs, tit. 15 3084.1 (West 2009). Prisoners may appeal any departmental decision, action, condition or policy perceived by those individuals as adversely affecting their welfare. Id. at 3084.1(a). The process is initiated by a prisoner submitting a CDCR Form 602, which is also known as an "inmate appeal." Id. at 3084.2(a). The inmate appeal typically proceeds through four levels of review: an informal level, the first formal level, the second formal level, and the third formal level, also known as the "Director's Level." Id. at 3084.5. A final decision from the Director's Level of review typically satisfies the exhaustion requirement under 1997e(a). See, e.g., Barry v. Ratelle, 985 F. Supp. 1235, 1237-38 (S.D. Cal. 1997).