Cooper v. Garman

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMIL COOPER, : Plaintiff : No. 1:19-cv-02227 : v. : (Judge Kane) : MARK GARMAN, et al., : Defendants : MEMORANDUM Before the Court for resolution is the issue of whether the remaining defendants—i.e., Defendants Kauert, Muthler, and Walters (collectively, “Defendants”)—have met their burden to establish the affirmative defense of Plaintiff Jamil Cooper (“Plaintiff”)’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies in accordance with the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) before commencing this action in federal court.…