United States Eighth Circuit

Under 42 USC 1997e(a) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, a statement from a prison official that participation in religious events were determined by outside religious leaders may excuse prisoner from exhausting administrative remedies.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2001
• Published 11/02/2001

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.