Days v. Johnson.

• Position: Prisoner seeking damages from a slip and fall accident in the prison premises - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

EXHAUSTION

PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act

Days v. Johnson, 322 F.3d 863 (5th Cir. 2003). A state prison inmate who had sustained a broken hand in a slip and fall in the prison's dining area brought a pro se [section] 1983 action seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The district court dismissed the action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and the inmate appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded. The appeals court held that the inmate had...