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Section 1983 Complaint Dismissed as Mixed Petition, But Amendment Allowed
Loaded on July 15, 2004
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2004, page 31
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a complaint that contains issues that were not administratively exhausted may be dismissed, but the plaintiff should be allowed to amend his complaint to include only those issues that were exhausted.
Filed under:
Retaliation for Filing Grievances,
Conditions of Confinement,
Toxic Fumes/Chemicals,
Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA),
Complaints.
Location:
Arkansas.
This civil rights action was filed by a prisoner at the ...
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