United States Sixth Circuit

Because plaintiff was a prisoner when he brought his suit, and the suit implicates prison conditions, under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1997e(a), plaintiff was required to exhaust any available administrative remedies before he filed suit.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/01/2003
• Decided 06/11/2003
• Published 06/11/2003

Judges

• Before MOORE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Derrick C. Smith (argued and briefed), Howell & Fisher, Nashville, TN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer Gingery Cook (argued and briefed), Miller & Martin, Nashville, TN, for Appellee.