GOOCH v. YOUNG

No. 21-1702.

24 F.4th 624 (2022)

Eric GOOCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. S. YOUNG and J. Wilson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Mattern , Attorney, King & Spalding LLP, Devi M. Rao , Attorney, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Eric Gooch, Tucson, AZ, Pro Se.

Lara Langeneckert , Gina Shields , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Hamilton and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Eric Gooch, a federal prisoner, sued correctional officers who he alleges encouraged another inmate to assault him. The defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that Gooch failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. Gooch responded that his counselor had refused his request for the required grievance form and that prison officials...

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