6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 88 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Rodger Thornton v. Donald N. Snyder, Jr., Director, James M. Schomig, Warden, and Captain Josh J. Shettleworth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodger Thornton v. Donald N. Snyder, Jr., Director, James M. Schomig, Warden, and Captain Josh J. Shettleworth Anchor | green | “an inmate's perception that exhaustion would be futile does not excuse him from the exhaustion requirement.” | 24 |
| 2 | Tony Walker v. Tommy G. Thompson | green | “dismissal for failure to exhaust is without prejudice and so does not bar reinstatement of the suit unless it is too late to exhaust.” | 17 |
| 3 | Bobby Ford v. Donald Johnson | green | “we therefore hold that all dismissals under 1997e(a) should be without prejudice.” | 17 |
| 4 | Bobby Ford v. Donald Johnson | green | “ll dismissals under 1997e(a) should be without prejudice.” | 12 |
| 5 | Blake Conyers v. Tom Abitz | green | “failure to comply with administrative deadlines dooms the claim except where the institution treats the filing as timely and resolves it on the merits.” | 12 |
| 6 | Bobby Ford v. Donald Johnson | green | “all dismissals under 1997e(a) should be without prejudice.” | 6 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.