Legal Opinion
Ronald Nussle v. Willette, Correction Officer, and Porter, Correction Officer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 24, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Ronald Nussle appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alan H. Nevas, Judge), dismissing his complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Nussle’s appeal presents an issue of first impression in this Circuit: whether the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a), encompasses claims for excessive use of physical force under the Eighth Amendment. Because we conclude that § 1997e(a) does not apply to allegations of particular instances of excessive force or…
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