United States Seventh Circuit

The Prison Litigation Reform Act's requirement that prisoners exhaust administrative remedies applies to cases of excessive force because, inter alia, administrative remedies such as discipline of the guards may be available as a remedy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/21/2001
• Published 09/21/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger K. Heidenreich (argued), Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, St. Louis, MO, for Donald Larkin., Frederick J. Hess, Matthew A. Jacober (argued), Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Belleville, IL, for Lieutenant Galloway., Michael J. Nester, Donovan, Rose, Nester & Szewczyk, Matthew A. Jacober (argued), Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Belleville, IL, for Lieutenant Bowling.