Days v. Johnson.U.S. Appeals Court EXHAUSTION PLRA PLRA Partido Liberal Radical Autentico (Paraguay) PLRA Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 -- Prison Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act Days v. Johnson, 322 F.3d 863 (5th Cir. 2003). A state prison inmate who had sustained a broken hand in a slip and fall in the prison's dining area brought a pro se [section] 1983 action seeking compensatory and punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. . The district court dismissed the action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and the inmate appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded. The appeals court held that the inmate had sufficiently stated exhaustion of "available" administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) by alleging that his broken hand had prevented him from timely filing the initial grievance griev·ance n. 1. a. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint. b. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance. See Synonyms at injustice. 2. . (Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, Smith Unit) |
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