Legal Opinion

Drippe v. Tobelinski

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 17, 2010No. 08-4616PublishedCited by 170 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

Jeffrey Allen Drippe, an inmate in an institution of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, appeals the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granting summary judgment in favor of Officer Ralph Gototweski because Drippe failed to exhaust his administrative grievance remedies before filing suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”).1 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Drippe first argues that by the terms of the PLRA Gototweski waived the defense of failure to…

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3Cited by170 opinions

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