Toure v. Cal. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab.
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Toure's petition and left the question about the prison grievance process undecided.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · June 1, 2020
- What it’s about
- This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari regarding a dispute between Toure and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Supreme Court was asked to review a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Who it affects
- The denial ended Toure's request for Supreme Court review but did not resolve whether the prison's grievance process was unavailable to him.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute involved a federal rule requiring prisoners to use available prison grievance procedures before bringing certain lawsuits.
Question presented
Whether the Ninth Circuit's decision to affirm the district court's dismissal of Petitioner's complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a), was in conflict with this Court's precedent in Ross v. Blake, 136 S. Ct. 1850 (2016), where the administrative process was "unavailable" to Petitioner?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court's docket action is finished. The record identifies no further step in this Court.
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