WOODFORD V. NGO
548 U.S. 81 (2006)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over the meaning of exhaustion of remedies with
respect to administrative law.
FACTS: Ngo (P) is a prisoner who was convicted for murder and is serving a life sentence
in California. P was placed in administrative segregation for allegedly engaging in
'inappropriate activity' in the prison chapel. P was returned to the general population, but
claims that he was prohibited from participating in 'special programs,' including a variety
of religious activities. P filed a grievance with prison officials challenging that action.
That grievance was rejected as untimely because it was not filed within 15 working days of
the action being challenged. P appealed internally without success, and subsequently sued
Woodford (Ds) under 42 U. S. C. 1983 in Federal District Court. The District Court granted
Ds' motion to dismiss because P had not fully exhausted his administrative remedies as
required by 1997e(a). The Ninth Circuit reversed and held that P had exhausted
administrative remedies simply because no such remedies remained available to him. This
decision conflicts with decisions of four other Courts of Appeals. The Court granted
certiorari to address the conflict.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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