Jasmaine v. Futrelle

1 Citing case

  1. Miller v. W. Va. Div. of Corr.

    Case No. 3:16-cv-04225 (S.D.W. Va. Mar. 16, 2017)   Cited 1 times

    Claims based upon the ineffectiveness of a prison grievance procedure are not cognizable under ยง 1983, because "there is no inherent constitutional right to an effective prison grievance system." Blye v. Ozmint, No. CIV.A 208CV03636MBS, 2010 WL 438176, at *3 (D.S.C. Feb. 5, 2010) (citations omitted); Adams, 40 F.3d at 75 ("[T]he Constitution creates no entitlement to grievance procedures or access to any such procedure voluntarily established by a state.") Jasmaine v. Futrelle, No. 5:15-CT-3294-FL, 2017 WL 829290, at *2 (E.D.N.C. Mar. 2, 2017) (holding that a 1983 claim based upon an ineffective grievance procedure must be dismissed, because "even if available, a prison grievance procedure does not confer any substantive right upon inmates.") (citing Adams, 40 F.3d at 75). Accordingly, this claim also lacks merit.