United States Ninth Circuit

For purposes of bringing suit, a prisoner may not constructively exhaust his or her administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) by participating in an internal affairs investigation when the prisoner has not taken advantage of an internal grievance procedure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/18/2005
• Decided 12/20/2005
• Published 12/20/2005

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before NOONAN, RYMER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cal J. Potter, III, Las Vegas, NV, for plaintiff-appellant Robert Joseph Panaro.


• For Appellees:
  
• Todd L. Bice, Las Vegas, NV, for defendants-appellees City of North Las Vegas, et al.