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· 2/29/1988

Lyons, James v. U.S. Marshals Carlson, Norman, Director Unknown

Citations

  • 840 F.2d 202
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 2443
  • 1988 WL 15378

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that courts may excuse exhaustion where it “would be futile, if the actions of the agency clearly and unambiguously violate statutory or constitutional rights, or if the administrative procedure is clearly shown to be inadequate to prevent irreparable harm”
  • noting that courts may excuse exhaustion where it “would be futile, if the actions of the agency clearly and unambiguously violate statutory or constitutional rights, or if the administrative procedure is clearly shown to be inadequate to prevent irreparable harm”
  • remanding for a determination of whether an exception to the exhaustion requirement applied
  • discussing a federal prisoner’s ability to seek “injunctive relief from conditions of confinement”
  • remanding for a determination of whether an exception to the exhaustion requirement applied
  • in Bivens action, federal prisoners need not exhaust administrative remedies if futile or if actions of agency \clearly and unambiguously violate statutory or constitutional rights\

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Judges: Weis, Stapleton, Cohill

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