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Fifth Circuit· 9/8/2004

Johnson v. Johnson

Citations

  • 385 F.3d 503
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 18929

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  • holding that, in the Texas prison system, administrative remedies are ex-hausted when a prisoner’s second grievance form is denied
  • concluding that a grievance must provide administrators with a “fair opportunity under the circumstances to address the problem that will later form the basis of the suit”
  • holding that Farmer has made it “abundantly clear” that prison officials cannot leave an inmate to fight off his attackers or submit as a victim of sexual assault
  • holding that a prisoner could sue about only some sexual assaults among 8 Case: 24-10663 Document: 120-1 Page: 47 Date Filed: 12/23/2025 many, based on the grievance time limit
  • requiring that prisoners provide sufficient information to address a grievance, including who was involved for claims that a guard acted .improperly
  • concluding that a plaintiff's grievance was “sufficient to exhaust claims that arose from the same continuing failure to protect him from sexual assault,” particularly since prison “specifically direct prisoners not to file repetitive grievances about the same issue”’

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