No. 19-867October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020Updated May 18, 2020
Wexford Health v. Garrett
This case is about the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s rule that prisoners must finish the prison grievance process before suing over prison conditions in federal court.
Case status
Decided · May 18, 2020
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- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case is about the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s rule that prisoners must finish the prison grievance process before suing over prison conditions in federal court. The issue is whether someone who filed suit before exhausting those remedies can fix that problem by filing an amended or supplemental complaint after being released from custody.
Question presented
Whether a former prisoner can file an amended or supplemental complaint under Rule 15 after his release from prison to cure an initial filing defect under the PLRA’s exhaustion provision.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided May 18, 2020
The Court released its decision on May 18, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Opinion added: Opinion
May 18, 2020 | Court records
Brief added: Petition
Jan 8, 2020 | Court records
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