University Dictionary 141 (1994 ed.); see also Black’s Law Dictionary 135 (6th ed.1990) (defining “available” as “suitable; useable; accessible; obtainable; present or ready for immediate use. Having sufficient force or efficacy; effectual; valid.”). Brown’s argument is essentially that officials in the security department of the prison thwarted his efforts to exhaust his administrative remedies. Assuming security officials told Brown to wait for the termination of the investigation before commencing a formal claim, and assuming the defendants never informed Brown that the investigation was completed, the formal grievance proceeding required by DC-ADM 804 was never “available” to Brown within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1997e. Cf. Miller v. Norris, 247 F.3d 736, 740 (8th Cir.2001) (<HOLDING>). III. The District Court’s order dismissing
holding that a remedy that prison officials prevent a prisoner from utilizing is not an available remedy under  1997e holding that the remedy in a prison conditions case must remedy actual injuries that have been identified by the court and suffered by the plaintiffs holding that a thwarted remedy is not available holding remedy not available to prisoner where officials purportedly prevented plaintiff from employing the prisons administrative remedies holding that an injunction is an extraordinary remedy