Legal Opinion
Preval v. Reno
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 22, 1999No. Civ.A. 99-413-AMPublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a detainee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service who is being held at Piedmont Regional Jail in Virginia, filed this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his constitutional rights have been violated. Upon review of the complaint, it does not appear that plaintiff has exhausted the administrative remedies available to him concerning the claims he raises here. This alone is sufficient to warrant dismissal pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 19976(a). 1 In any event, a screening of the complaint, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, 2…
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