Legal Opinion
Michael Witzke v. Michelle Femal, Daniel Benzer, Jim Webb
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2004No. 02-2648PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Michael Witzke, a prisoner serving a sentence imposed by a Wisconsin state court, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleged that the defendants had been deliberately indifferent to his medical needs. The defendants moved to dismiss Mr. Witzke’s complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). The district court granted the motion. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings consistent with this…
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