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WRIGHT v. LYNN

No. 92 CW 0627.

618 So.2d 979 (1993)

Ricky WRIGHT v. Bruce LYNN, Secretary of Corrections, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricky Wright, pro se.

Karl E. Krousel, Baton Rouge, for defendant Bruce Lynn et al.

Before WATKINS, CRAIN and GONZALES, JJ.

WATKINS, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a state prisoner must resort to the internal grievance procedure promulgated by the Louisiana Department of Corrections before he may initiate a tort suit in the district court.

Plaintiff, Rickey Wright, an inmate at the Louisiana State Prison, filed suit on February 16, 1990, against several employees of the Louisiana Department of Corrections, including Bruce Lynn, the Secretary of Corrections; Hilton Butler...

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