Artis-Bey v. District of Columbia

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

This case arises out of appellant’s claim that prison guards assaulted him while he was a prisoner in District of Columbia jail (D.C. jail). It requires us to parse the Inmate Grievance Procedure (IGP) of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC) and to do so in light of the requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act that administrative remedies be exhausted before a court action can be instituted claiming a violation of federal law. We hold that appellant’s substantial compliance with the correctional facility’s grievance procedure satisfies the…