Torres v. Corrections Corp. of America.

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U.S. District Court

EXHAUSTION

PLRA -- Prisoner Litigation Reform Act

Torres v. Corrections Corp. of America, 372 F.Supp.2d 1258 (N.D.Okla. 2005). A state prison inmate who was assaulted and battered by a prison officer brought a [section] 1983 action in state court against the corporate administrator of the prison, and also asserted a negligence claim. The district court dismissed the case in part and denied dismissal in part. The court held that the inmate's [section] 1983 claims were subject to the exhaustion requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The...