Tuesday, January 16, 2007

CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, HEALTH LAW

Whitington v. Ortiz, No. 06-1362 (10th Cir. January 03, 2007)
Dismissal without prejudice of pro se prisoner's section 1983 action involving officials' denying him access to free hygiene products, for failure to exhaust administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), is reversed and remanded where plaintiff properly exhausted the detention facility's grievance process before seeking judicial review. [To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com.] http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/10th/061362.html