The following excerpt is from Williams v. Cate, Case No. 1:09-cv-00468 OWW JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2011):
California, an inmate is required to "describe the problem and the action requested" in his appeal. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, 3084.2(a). Accordingly, a inmate appeal suffices under California's regulations "if it alerts the prison to the nature of the wrong for which redress is sought." Griffin v. Arpaio, 557 F.3d 1117, 1120 (9th Cir. 2009) (citation omitted).
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