Legal Opinion
Kittrell v. Watson
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 2, 2014PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
Roland Kittrell (Kittrell), an inmate representing himself, appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County (trial court) that dismissed his complaint pursuant to Section 6602(e) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA),1 for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The trial court did not address the other preliminary objections the Department of Corrections (DOC) filed on behalf of its individual employees2 (Respondents). On appeal, Kittrell argues he exhausted his administrative remedies based on the prisoner mailbox rule. Alternatively, he…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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- Williams v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Commonwealth v. CooperSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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3Cited by82 opinions
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