Legal Opinion

Jerry L. Cox v. Jan Mayer, Dr.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 11, 2003No. 02-5102PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ROGERS, J., joined. MOORE, J. (pp. 428-430), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

HOOD, District Judge.

Defendant prison doctor appeals from the district court’s Order excusing the failure of plaintiff, a prisoner when he filed this action, to exhaust his administrative remedies as required under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”). Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), pursuant to which the district court certified its ruling for interlocutory appeal.

I. Factual and Procedural History

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Porter v. NussleSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Booth v. ChurnerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. McCarthy v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Ratzlaf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  3. Chase v. PeayDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2003
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