Legal Opinion
Shawn Wayne Whatley v. Warden, Ware State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 2015No. 13-15117PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1208MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Shawn Wayne Whatley appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 prison-conditions suit. His claims relate to a beating by prison staff, for which he was denied medical treatment. Although he submitted several prison grievances before suing, the District Court dismissed his suit for failure to exhaust the administrative remedies established by the prison. We reverse for two reasons: because the District Court failed to follow the two-step process we have created for deciding exhaustion challenges; and because in concluding that one of Mr. Whatley’s grievances did not…
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- Randall v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by177 opinions
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