Legal Opinion
John L. Wright v. Terry L. Morris
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1997No. 95-1837, 95-6451, 95-4160, 95-6366PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J., joined by Engel, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 423-26), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
These four consolidated cases present the question of whether the administrative exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996,1 Title VIII of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, applies to prisoner civil rights cases that were pending before this court when the Act took effect. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that the administrative exhaustion requirement does not apply to appeals already pending on the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by152 opinions
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- Karl F. Wudtke and Hope C. Wudtke v. Frederick J. DavelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Rivera v. AllinCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Craig v. EberlyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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