Brown v. MacDonald

¶1 Appellant Anthel L. Brown (Brown) appeals from the order of the Ninth Judicial District Court, Toole County, affirming the dismissal of his complaint in the Small Claims Division of the Toole County Justice Court (Small Claims Court). We reverse and remand.

¶2 We consider the following issue on appeal:

¶3 Did the District Court err in affirming the Small Claims Court’s dismissal of Brown’s complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies?

BACKGROUND

¶4 Brown is an inmate at Crossroads Correctional Center (Crossroads), a private prison located in Shelby, Montana, which operates under a…