Spruytte v. Owens

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a circuit court order dismissing their action against defendant on the ground that defendant possessed absolute immunity. MCR 2.116(C)(7). We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff, 1 an inmate of the Ionia Correctional Facility, brought the instant pro se action under 42 USC 1983, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, together with money damages, against a Department of Corrections hearing officer in both his individual and official capacities. Defendant had conducted an administrative hearing on plaintiff’s claim that he was improperly denied possession of an…