Baker v. Rolnick

OPINION

NORRIS, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant John P. Baker, a prisoner in a state correctional institution, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his claims against employees of the Arizona Department of Corrections (“ADOC”) for alleged civil rights violations asserted under a federal statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2003). The sole issue raised on appeal is whether Baker was required to exhaust his administrative remedies through the ADOC’s inmate grievance system before filing his § 1983 claims in superior court.

¶ 2 We hold prisoners in state correctional institutions must exhaust all…