Legal Opinion
Whitington v. Ortiz
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 3, 2007No. 06-1362PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.
Michael Whitington, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the District Court’s order dismissing without prejudice his 28 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because Mr. Whitington properly exhausted the detention facility’s grievance process before seeking judicial review, we REVERSE and REMAND. We GRANT Mr. Whitington’s application to proceed in forma pauperis.
I. BACKGROUND
On April 20, 2006, Mr.…
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