9 Cited authorities

Beaudett v. City of Hampton
775 F.2d 1274 (4th Cir. 1985) Cited 7,406 times
Holding that appellate courts should not permit "fleeting references to preserve questions on appeal"
Harris v. Garner
216 F.3d 970 (11th Cir. 2000) Cited 1,067 times
Holding that the term "brought" in 42 U.S.C. § 1997e referred to the filing of the action
Holly v. Scott
434 F.3d 287 (4th Cir. 2006) Cited 280 times
Holding that employees of private prison were not subject to claims under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388
Gartrell v. Ashcroft
191 F. Supp. 2d 23 (D.D.C. 2002) Cited 20 times
Concluding that BOP officials "not only are permitted to assess bona fides but are required to do so where defendants' actions impose a substantial burden on plaintiffs' sincere religious beliefs"
Dean v. Corrections Corp. of America
540 F. Supp. 2d 691 (N.D. Miss. 2008) Cited 5 times
Discussing relevance of omission of similar clause from unrelated act
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 366,773 times 968 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1997e - Suits by prisoners
42 U.S.C. § 1997e Cited 56,428 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court
Rule 3 - Commencing an Action
Fed. R. Civ. P. 3 Cited 3,181 times 5 Legal Analyses
Stating that once the inmate has filed his motion with the clerk, "[t]he clerk must file the motion and enter it on the criminal docket of the case in which the challenged judgment was entered"
Rule 2 - One Form of Action
Fed. R. Civ. P. 2 Cited 744 times 1 Legal Analyses
Providing for "one form of action to be known as 'civil action,'" in lieu of discretely labeled actions at law and suits in equity

Somie et al v. The GEO Group, Inc. et al

9 Cited authorities

Holding that appellate courts should not permit "fleeting references to preserve questions on appeal"

Holding that the term "brought" in 42 U.S.C. § 1997e referred to the filing of the action

Holding that employees of private prison were not subject to claims under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388

Concluding that BOP officials "not only are permitted to assess bona fides but are required to do so where defendants' actions impose a substantial burden on plaintiffs' sincere religious beliefs"

Discussing relevance of omission of similar clause from unrelated act

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court

Stating that once the inmate has filed his motion with the clerk, "[t]he clerk must file the motion and enter it on the criminal docket of the case in which the challenged judgment was entered"

Providing for "one form of action to be known as 'civil action,'" in lieu of discretely labeled actions at law and suits in equity