United States Seventh Circuit

Federal courts should toll state statutes of limitations for 42 USC 1983 actions while prison inmates exhaust their administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 USC 1997e.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2001
• Decided 11/29/2001
• Published 11/29/2001

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Summerhill (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Ouska (argued), Cook County State's Atty's Office, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.