United States Eleventh Circuit
Turner v. Burnside, 0600293
In inmate-plaintiff's claim against prison officials for cruel and unusual punishment as a result of an incident in which plaintiff was deliberately exposed to electrical shock, dismissal of complaint is vacated and remanded where a prison official-s serious threats of substantial retaliation against an inmate for lodging in good faith a grievance make the administrative remedy "unavailable," and thus lift PLRA's requirement to exhaust available administrative remedies.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/28/2008
- Published 08/28/2008
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Court
- United States Eleventh Circuit