Legal Opinion

Wallace v. Geo Group, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 1, 2012No. 11-863PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREMILLION, Judge.

| T Rainey Wallace, the plaintiff/appellant, appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant/appel-lee, Geo Group, Inc., dismissing his suit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand this matter to the trial court for further proceedings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2007, Wallace was an inmate of the Allen Correctional Center (ALC) in Kinder, Louisiana, which was operated by GEO. He claims he sustained injuries as a result of the use of excessive force by *752several corrections officers…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cochran v. Pelican Well Tool & Supply Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
  2. Cheron v. LCS Corrections Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  3. Cheron v. LCS Corrections Services, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  4. Gray v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
  5. Ngo v. EstesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Bossier v. GarberLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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