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Scott v. Albino

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 20, 2014.

Docket No.14-82
Op. Below9th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether an inmate"s subjective lack of awareness of existing grievance procedures excuses his failure to exhaust his administrative remedies, where there is no evidence that jail officials prevented, thwarted, or hindered him from knowing about them or otherwise prevented him from filing a grievance; and (2) whether a reviewing court may decline to apply the clear error standard of review to a district court's findings of fact on administrative exhaustion under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jul 2, 2014
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2014)
Aug 18, 2014
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 24, 2014.
Sep 16, 2014
Brief of respondent Juan Roberto Albino in opposition filed.
Sep 16, 2014
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Juan Roberto Albino.
Sep 30, 2014
Reply of petitioner John Scott, Sheriff, Los Angeles County, California filed. (Distributed)
Oct 1, 2014
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2014.
Oct 20, 2014
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Oct 20, 2014
Petition DENIED.

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