Smith v. Franklin County.

• Position: ACCESS TO COURT - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

EX-OFFENDER

PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act

Smith v. Franklin County, 227 F.Supp.2d 667 (E.D.Ky. 2002). A former county jail inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against a county, alleging Eighth Amendment and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations. The district court held that the former inmate was not required to exhaust administrative remedies under the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) because he was no longer confined. But the court dismissed the action, finding that the inmate did not assert an Eighth Amendment claim or ADA...