Legal Opinion
Napier v. Laurel County
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 9, 2011No. 09-6239PublishedCited by 353 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcKEAGUE, J., joined by Ludington, District Judge,
MARTIN, J. (pp. 226-28), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
This case is a simple application of the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Plaintiff Lester Napier contracted an infection of Methieillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (“MRSA”) while in jail at the Laurel County Detention Center (“LCDC”). After the condition worsened, he was sent to the hospital and had to undergo a surgical scrotectomy. He spent a week in the hospital, then returned to the jail. He was in LCDC for at least four days, then was sent to do home care to…
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