United States Eighth Circuit

District court erred in granting relief on prisoner's claim that prison officials violated his First Amendment rights, as inmate's subjective belief that there was no point in pursuing a grievance does not permit him to proceed without first exhausting his administrative remedies.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2002
• Published 10/04/2002

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MCMILLIAN, BRIGHT, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William A. Hill, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick E. Ingram, argued, Iowa City, IA, for appellee.