Opinion ID: 750112
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Heading: Retroactivity of Prison Litigation Reform Act

Text: 7 Plaintiffs contend that the new Section 1997e(e) should not apply to their case, because it was already pending when the PLRA became effective. Although they inexplicably fail to mention it, this Court's decision in Abdul-Wadood v. Nathan, 91 F.3d 1023, 1025 (7th Cir.1996), affords considerable support to the argument. 1 The problem, however, is that plaintiffs failed to present this argument when the district court asked for responses addressing the effect of § 1997e(e) on the case; this failure waived appellate review of the issue. See Johnson by Johnson v. Duneland Sch. Corp., 92 F.3d 554, 557 (7th Cir.1996). 8