United States Eighth Circuit

Under the plain language of 42 U.S.C. section 1997e(a), an inmate must exhaust all available administrative remedies before he files suit, and if exhaustion was not completed by the time of filing, dismissal is mandatory.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2003
• Published 08/21/2003

Judges

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

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