Sixth Circuit: Michigan Tolling Statute Applies to PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Requirement by David Reutter On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that Michigan’s “tolling provision” does not affect the administrative remedy exhaustion requirement in the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e. …

150 People Sue Over Past Abuse at New York City Juvenile Facilities by In 2022, the City of New York passed a law opening a two-year “lookback window” for victims of gender-motivated violence, including sexual abuse, to file lawsuits over incidents that were no longer within the statute of limitations. …

Fourth Circuit Grants Rare Bivens Extension to Federal Prisoner Allegedly Abused by Guards at Virginia Lockup by On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed that the constitutional tort first recognized in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Narcotics Bur., 403 U.S. …

Seventh Circuit Avoids Deciding Whether Wisconsin Statute of Limitations Tolls from Prisoner’s Incident or Grievances by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated dismissal of a Wisconsin prisoner’s civil rights action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, …

Sixth Circuit Orders Michigan District Court to Review Prisoner’s Plea for Compassionate Release by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a Michigan federal district court to determine if a prisoner showed excusable neglect in filing an appellate notice outside time limitations. The prisoner …

Ninth Circuit Reverses Lower Court’s Dismissal of California Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Lawsuit by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 21, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s religious freedom suit that had been dismissed as time barred. …

Oregon Court Holds Prison Litigation Reform Act Exhaustion Tolls Statute of Limitations by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On March 25, 2020 an Oregon federal court held that the statute of limitations for filing a federal civil rights action is tolled during Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) exhaustion. Anthony Sam …