Witzke v. Femal.

• Position: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES, PRISONER - Violation of civil rights - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

EXHAUSTION

PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act

Witzke v. Femal, 376 F.3d 744 (7th Cir. 2004). A prisoner filed a pro se civil rights complaint alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. The appeals court held that the prisoner was entitled to the opportunity to demonstrate that administrative remedies were not available. The court also held that the halfway house in which the probationer was...