Legal Opinion
Anderson v. XYZ Correctional Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2005No. 04-6885PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge SHEDD joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
The Prison Litigation Reform Act (the “PLRA”) requires that inmates exhaust all administrative remedies before filing an action challenging prison conditions under federal law. See 42 U.S.C.A. § 1997e(a) (West 2003). The question in this case is whether this requirement imposes a heightened pleading obligation on the inmate, such that a district court may sua sponte dismiss a complaint that fails to allege exhaustion of remedies. While the…
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