A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has reinstated a prison inmate's lawsuit over an alleged beating by a guard and other punishment. The panel overturned a lower court ruling that inmate Shannon Troche failed to exhaust administrative remedies before filing a lawsuit alleging violations of his constitutional rights. The panel says it could not find evidence Troche was required to file a further administrative appeal under state grievance procedures. He claims he was beaten in 2001 at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility and placed in isolation without food for two weeks.
Appeals Court Reinstates Inmate Lawsuit Alleging Abuse By Guards
