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Christopher Skinner v. A. Peter Govorchin

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 18, 2006No. 05-2458PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

While incarcerated at the Macomb Correctional Facility in New Haven, Michigan, Christopher Skinner filed a complaint against four state employees — Peter Go- vorchin, Hugh Wolfenbarger, Linda Witt-man and Doug Ford—alleging that they had wrongfully garnished appeals costs charged against him from his prison account. The district court summarily dismissed the complaint, and Skinner, proceeding pro se, appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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In 2001, Skinner filed a §…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by89 opinions

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