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McCarthy v. Madigan

United States Supreme Court

503 U.S. 140 (1992)

Torts
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While incarcerated, John McCarthy (plaintiff) filed a pro se federal complaint seeking money damages against prison employees (defendants), alleging they violated his Eighth Amendment rights through deliberate indifference to his medical needs. The district court dismissed his complaint for failing to exhaust the Bureau of Prisons' internal 'Administrative Remedy Procedure for Inmates,' and the court of appeals affirmed.

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Whether a federal prisoner must resort to the internal grievance procedure promulgated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons before initiating a suit seeking monetary damages against prison officials.

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