Robert Small v. Whittick

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that district courts may resolve factual disputes regarding exhaustion without the participation of a jury
• holding “judges may resolve factual disputes relevant to the exhaustion issue without the participation of a jury”
• holding court may resolve factual disputes on questions of exhaustion
• “Failure to exhaust is an affirmative defense the defendant must plead and prove; it is not a pleading requirement for the prisoner-plaintiff.”
• “Remedies that are not reasonably communicated to inmates may be considered unavailable for exhaustion purposes.”
• “[E]xhaustion is a question of law to be determined by a judge, even if that determination requires the resolution of disputed facts.” (footnote omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Juan Albino v. Lee Baca
  Ninth Circuit· 2014-04-03· cited 2,098×
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  Third Circuit· 2016-10-11· cited 416×
• Terry Davis v. David Mason
  Seventh Circuit· 2018-02-06· cited 193×
• Larry Lee v. Dean Willey
  Sixth Circuit· 2015-06-18· cited 190×
• Perttu v. Richards
  Supreme Court· 2025-06-18· cited 154×
• Mark Robinson v. Superintendent Rockview SCI
  Third Circuit· 2016-07-27· cited 128×
• Williams v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
  Third Circuit· 2017-08-30· cited 122×
• Gary Merchant v. Corizon Health, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2021-04-02· cited 100×
• Steven Hardy v. Arif Shaikh
  Third Circuit· 2020-05-20· cited 84×
• Asher Hill v. Jerry Snyder
  Seventh Circuit· 2016-04-05· cited 78×
• F. Minor v. Sgt. D. Kraynak
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-02-17· cited 58×
• Kyle Brandon Richards v. Thomas Perttu
  Sixth Circuit· 2024-03-19· cited 42×
• Estrada v. Smart
  Tenth Circuit· 2024-07-16· cited 20×
• Henry Jones v. Amanda Lamb
  Seventh Circuit· 2024-12-23· cited 19×
• Tormasi v. Lanigan
  D. New Jersey· 2019-01-28· cited 18×
• Muhammad v. Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
  Third Circuit· 2015-08-06· cited 15×
• William Webb, Jr. v. Department of Justice
  Third Circuit· 2024-09-27· cited 5×
• Joshua Burns v. P FNU Croteau, et al.
  D. New Hampshire· 2020-11-06· cited 1×
• Michael Rinaldi v. United States
  Third Circuit· 2018-09-12
• Benjamin v. Ward County
  D. North Dakota· 2015-03-18

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 11,658×
• Jones v. Bock
  Supreme Court· 2007-01-22· cited 10,443×
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
  Supreme Court· 1948-03-08· cited 9,383×
• Woodford v. Ngo
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 8,220×
• MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al.
  Supreme Court· 1996-04-29· cited 3,226×
• Robert Spruill v. Frank Gillis Goolier, C.O. McGlaughlin M.D. Brown, P.A
  Third Circuit· 2004-06-18· cited 2,084×
• Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1938-01-31· cited 1,626×
• McCarthy v. Madigan
  Supreme Court· 1992-03-04· cited 1,480×
• Mark Mitchell v. Martin F. Horn
  Third Circuit· 2003-01-29· cited 1,181×
• Wyatt v. Terhune
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-01-02· cited 1,133×
• Pavey v. Conley
  Seventh Circuit· 2008-09-12· cited 1,098×
• Ross v. Bernhard
  Supreme Court· 1969-11-10· cited 1,046×
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd.
  Supreme Court· 1999-05-24· cited 841×
• Goebert v. Lee County
  Eleventh Circuit· 2007-12-21· cited 749×
• Bryant v. Rich
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-06-20· cited 580×
• Ex Parte Peterson
  Supreme Court· 1920-06-01· cited 576×
• Douglas Nyhuis v. Janet Reno, Attorney General Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Hawk, Director-Bop John Hahn, Warden
  Third Circuit· 2000-02-15· cited 571×
• Dillon v. Rogers
  Fifth Circuit· 2010-02-04· cited 526×
• Jernigan v. Stuchell
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-09-17· cited 456×
• Frederick T. Ray v. C.O. Kertes C.O. Stolz C.O. Reed C.O. Rogers Lt. Nash Lt. Hicks Lt. A. Smith Capt. Almanshifer R. Norris Tim Launtz, Frederick Ray
  Third Circuit· 2002-04-03· cited 411×