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FERRINGTON v. LOUISIANA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 02-30256.

315 F.3d 529 (2002)

Ricky D. FERRINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Richard Stalder; Sheriff's Department Claiborne Parish; Steve Middleton; Unknown Corrections Corp.; Leroy Holiday; Bill Gray; Unknown Nurse, Sissy Ecabar; Unknown Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricky D. Ferrington, Homer, LA, pro se.

André Charles Castaing, Baton Rouge, LA, for Dept. of Justice of State of Louisiana, Amicus Curiae.

Before GARWOOD, JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The significant issue in this prisoner's civil rights case appeal is whether Ricky Ferrington ("Ferrington") failed to exhaust the Louisiana prison grievance remedies because such remedies were not "available" to him. Ferrington's argument turns on the interpretation of a recent Louisiana Supreme Court decision, Pope v. State, 792 So.2d 713 (La.2001). We conclude that...

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