Ngo v. Woodford.

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U.S. Appeals Court

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PLRA -- Prisoner Litigation Reform Act

Ngo v. Woodford, 403 F.3d 620 (9th Cir. 2005). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action, challenging restrictions on his participation in special programs. The district court dismissed the case for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed, finding that the state prisoner, for whom no further level of administrative review remained available...