42 U.S.C. § 1983 - Exhaustion of State Administrative Remedies

Authors

Joseph H. Chivers

Abstract

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that state administrative remedies, where adequate and appropriate, must be exhausted before proceeding with a section 1983 action in a federal court.

Patsy v. Florida International University, 612 F.2d 946 (5th Cir. 1980), vacated on rehearing, 634 F.2d 900 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. granted, 50 U.S.L.W. 3213 (U.S. Oct. 5, 1981) (No. 80-1874).

First Page

319

Recommended Citation

Joseph H. Chivers, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 - Exhaustion of State Administrative Remedies, 20 Duq. L. Rev. 319 (1982).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol20/iss2/9