Dean v. Department of Corrections

In Docket No. 154882, defendant, Department of Corrections (doc), appeals as of right from the circuit court’s order granting summary disposition for plaintiffs Freddy Dean, George Scandalis, and Paul McCormick. William Newton, Herman Ridgell, Jr., and Miguel Hermosillo (the intervening plaintiffs) permissively intervened after the circuit court’s decision in the original matter, seeking identical relief. The circuit court granted the intervening plaintiffs’ motion for summary disposition. In Docket No. 166024, intervening defendant Wayne County Prosecutor (the prosecutor) appeals as of right…