Perttu v. Richards

Perttu v. Richards
Decided June 18, 2025
Full case namePerttu v. Richards
Docket no.23-1324
Citations605 U.S. 460 (more)
Holding
Parties are entitled to a jury trial on Prison Litigation Reform Act exhaustion when that issue is intertwined with the merits of a claim.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinions
MajorityRoberts, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Jackson
DissentBarrett, joined by Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
Laws applied
Prison Litigation Reform Act, Seventh Amendment

Perttu v. Richards, 605 U.S. 460 (2025), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that parties are entitled to a jury trial on Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) exhaustion when that issue is intertwined with the merits of a claim.