U.S. district court: PLRA--Prison Litigation Reform Act exhaustion; Wallace v. Burbury.

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Wallace v. Burbury, 305 F.Supp.2d 801 (N.D.Ohio 2003). A Jewish inmate brought an action against prison officials, alleging that the officials unconstitutionally refused to accommodate his religious beliefs. The district court entered summary judgment for the defendants. The court held that the inmate failed to exhaust administrative remedies, as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The court noted that the inmate erroneously used the prison...