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Fifth Circuit· 2/4/2010

Dillon v. Rogers

Citations

  • 596 F.3d 260
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 2420
  • 2010 WL 378306

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  • concluding that there was a dispute as to availability of remedies where officers told prisoner that he could not file a grievance
  • holding that records showing 53 other inmates had filed grievances during the period in question did not demonstrate that 22 administrative remedy was available to plaintiff
  • recognizing “the importance of ensuring that inmates have avenues for discovering the procedural rules governing their grievances”
  • holding that “substantial compliance” with administrative remedy procedures does not satisfy exhaustion requirements
  • holding that “substantial compliance” with administrative remedy procedures does not satisfy exhaustion
  • holding “judges may resolve factual disputes concerning exhaustion” through an evidentiary hearing on material factual disputes if necessary

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Judges: Benavides, Dennis, Elrod

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