Where an inmate challenged an order dismissing his civil-rights claims, the inmate failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as required, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Crowley v. Nailor (MLW No.74092/Case No. 19-1293 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court ...

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Where an inmate challenged the dismissal of his pro se civil-rights claim for failure to comply with a court order to pay an initial partial filing fee, the dismissal was an abuse of discretion because the inmate’s failure to pay ...

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Where an Arkansas inmate challenged an adverse grant of summary judgment, the defendants were entitled to summary judgment, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Fowlkes v. Ryals (MLW No. 74000/Case No. 18-3131 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of ...

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Where an inmate challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment on his civil-rights claims, the district court did not err in failing to recuse himself sua sponte, and the inmate waived any arguments as to the viability of his claims, ...

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Where Iowa inmates brought an action against the department of corrections claiming that their constitutional rights were violated by the administration of the sex-offender treatment program, and the district court dismissed the federal claims without prejudice for failure to exhaust ...

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Where an inmate challenged the district court’s grant of the defendants’ motion to dismiss, the judgment is affirmed because the complaint was properly dismissed for failure to state a claim. Judgment is affirmed. Munt v. Schnell (MLW No. 73958/Case No. ...

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Where an inmate brought claims against prison officials arising from alleged exposure to sewage floods in his cell, the district court did not err in finding that the inmate failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, so the motion for review ...

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Where an inmate challenged an adverse grant of summary judgment in a civil-rights action, the judgment is affirmed because the inmate failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. Judgment is affirmed. McDonald v. Carpenter (MLW No. 73850/Case No. 19-1306 – 2 ...

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Where an inmate challenged an adverse grant of summary judgment on his retaliatory discipline claim, the judgment is affirmed because the inmate did not prove that but for an unconstitutional motive the discipline would not have occurred. Judgment is affirmed. ...

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Where an inmate sought injunctive relief against prison officials for allegedly refusing to provide him with a daily serving of meat in accordance with his Sunni Muslim religious beliefs, the inmate failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as required by ...

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Where an inmate brought a civil-rights action against health care providers, the district court properly granted summary judgment to the defendants. Judgment is affirmed. Hamm v. Liggett (MLW No. 73604/Case No. 18-2386 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th ...

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