· 6/8/2010
Little v. Jones
Citations
- 607 F.3d 1245
- 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 11609
- 2010 WL 2267816
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that the administrative review authority could not reject a grievance appeal for failure to comply with the procedures for an initial grievance
- holding that exhaustion is not required “[w]here prison officials prevent, thwart, or hinder a prisoner’s efforts to avail himself of an administrative remedy”
- holding that exhaustion is not required “[w]here prison officials prevent, thwart, or hinder a prisoner’s efforts to avail himself of an administrative remedy”
- noting that OP-090124 does not grant the administrative review authority the ability to reject a grievance appeal for including more than one issue
- noting that the policy permitted the reviewing authority to reject a grievance with more than one issue, implying that the administrative review officer did not have that authority
- stating that under the PLRA “a prisoner must exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing a lawsuit regarding prison conditions in federal court”
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Judges: Tacha, Kelly, Hartz
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