Legal Opinion

Martin v. Department of Corrections

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided January 23, 1985No. Docket 71040PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff, in pro per, appeals as of right from the circuit court order which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

*325Plaintiff is an inmate of the State Prison of Southern Michigan. He filed this action with a complaint for declaratory judgment. Apparently, defendant disciplined plaintiff for "substance abuse”, an offense defined as a major misconduct in defendant’s Policy Directive 60.01. That directive sets out the guidelines and procedures to be used by defendant for disciplinary actions within Michigan’s prisons. Plaintiff alleged that defendant failed to promulgate directive…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. PowellMichigan Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Green v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Green v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. In Re Marriage of WelsherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  5. Schinzel v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Martin v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Triplett v. Deputy Warden, Jackson PrisonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Jahner v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Thompson v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Jordan v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987

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