MI Prisoner’s FOIA Suit Dismissed for Lack of Injury by Delay by David Lakin, a Michigan state prisoner, filed suit in state court against the Department of Corrections (DOC) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231, et seq. (Mich. Stat. Ann. § 4.1801(1), et seq.), …
USA v. Eberle, MI, Mot to excl evidence, sheriff excessive force, 2008 Case 2:08-cr-20139-SFC-PJK Document 28 Filed 08/15/2008 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, CRIMINAL NO. 08-20139 HON. SEAN COX -vsD-1 JOSEPH EBERLE, Defendant. ______________________________/ MOTION TO …
Leary v. Livingston County, MI, Settlement, failure to protect release, 2008 GENERAL RELEASE SKAUN LfARY, \PIaintII""). IIfa.9ll a eM CMI5e oIllCl:ioo in the US Dostrid: Cowl for the E.lstem l)Is(ri(t 0I1'kt1igan, bl'ing eM IldIon 03-60021, ("I 'i9*"'Jj a'ld IlilITllIl9 as Oetendllntli. in Iter oIIIdilllllld in;Iridulll QIPilCU'S, L1Yingston County, tile Livingston …
Michigan Pays $450,000 to Woman Hit by Prison Van by On March 30, 2006, the State of Michigan paid $450,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who suffered severe leg fractures after being hit by a prison van. Rosalee Farraher, a 69-year-old retired female, claimed in her lawsuit …
Post-Trial Litigation Fees Awarded Michigan Prisoner After Guard-Ordered Attack by Michigan State prisoner Barton Allen motioned to recover post-litigation fees after being awarded $200,000 in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for a guard-ordered assault. $3,757.50 in attorney's fees were awarded for litigating against the defendant's unsuccessful remittitur petition. A …
Michigan Prisoner Properly Denied Free Documents Under FOIA by Ricky Williams, a Michigan state prisoner, sued in state court to compel disclosure of documents by the prison records manager (Manager) without having to pay for them, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 …
MI FOIA Didn’t Require Disclosure of Documents for Jail Guards’ Disciplinary Proceedings; ERKA Might by The Deputy Sheriffs’ union (Union) requested reports on which the Kent County Sheriff (Sheriff) based disciplinary decisions against two jailers, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et …
Michigan FOIA Doesn’t Apply to Prisoners by Fred Proctor, a Michigan state prisoner, filed suit in state court to compel the White Lake Police Department to provide him with documents relating to his criminal investigation and arrest, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws. § …
Michigan FOIA Doesn’t Require Disclosure of Court Documents by Parnell Seaton, a Michigan state prisoner, filed suit in state court to compel the prosecutor to disclose court documents and transcripts from his criminal trial, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et seq. …
Michigan FOIA Requires Particularized Explanation of Reasons for Denying Records Requests by The Evening News Association (News) requested documents associated with the investigation of a homicide committed by a police officer, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et seq. (Mich. Stat. Ann. …
Michigan Mental Patient Properly Denied Documents Under FOIA for Failure to Establish Indigence by Roger Kearney, III, a Michigan state mental patient, sought copies of his treatment records without having to pay copying fees, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et seq. …
Michigan Prison Disciplinary Decisions not Subject to FOIA by Raymond Walen and David Desorcy (Prisoners) Michigan state prisoners, sued guards in state court under the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et seq. (Mich. Stat. Ann. § 4.1801(1) et seq.) to compel inspection of decisions …
MI Prisoner Awarded Costs and Given Documents Under FIOA by Steven Haskins, a Michigan state prisoner, sued in state court under the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et seq. (Mich. Stat. Ann. § 4.1801(1) et seq.), to compel Oronoko Township to disclose to him …
Michigan Prisoner Properly Denied Review of Documents too Numerous to Transport to Him by Jason Mithrandir, Robert Van Horn, John Chapman and Joseph Molinari (Prisoners), all Michigan state prisoners housed in segregation, asked to review Department of Corrections’ (DOC) files, pursuant to the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Mich. …
Michigan Prisoner’s FOIA Suit Dismissed Because No Violation Occurred by Ronald Jordan, A Michigan state prisoner, requested documents from a prison office manager (Manager) under the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.231 et seq. (Mich. Stat. Ann. § 4.1801(1) et seq.). After several weeks went …
Michigan Prisoner Awarded $500 for DOC's Violation of FOIA by Timothy Kincaid, a Michigan state prisoner, sued the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in state court under the state Freedom of information Act (FOIA), Mich. Comp. Laws 15.231 et sec, to compel disclosure of his disciplinary records. The trial court …
Reuther v. Chapman, MI, Discovery Order, Jail Guard Brutality, 2008 2:07-cv-12249-GER-MKM Doc # 53 Filed 05/16/08 Pg 1 of 8 Pg ID 533 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ROBERT REUTHER, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-CV-12249-DT VS. DISTRICT JUDGE GERALD E. ROSEN LONNIE CHAPMAN, et al., …
Michigan Prisoner Beaten By Guards Awarded $6,004 by On November 17, 2006, a Michigan jury awarded state prisoner Robert Brooks $6,004 for a beating he received at the hands of two guards. Brooks, who was serving time in a maximum-security Michigan prison for a 1982 murder, claimed he was attacked …
Okay to Open Mail Sent by Attorney General by The plaintiff alleged that defendants opened a piece of mail from the state Attorney General's office in his absence. He has no standing to raise a court access claim absent a showing of prejudice. However, the court construes his complaint as …
Michigan Counties Unsuccessful at Collecting Costs of Jail Imprisonment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 12, 2007, the Lenawee County Commission became embroiled in a debate over how to collect $6.3 million in outstanding ?room and board? fees from former jail prisoners that had accrued over the past …
