Prelesnik v. Esquina

Plaintiffs, John Prelesnik, Superintendent of the Reception and Guidance Center at the State Prison of Southern Michigan, and others, filed a fifteen-count complaint against defendants, Leonard Esquina, Jr., and the Legislative Council of the State of Michigan, on January 11, 1980, in the Michigan Court of Claims.

The complaint asserts that defendant Esquina intentionally libeled plaintiffs and that defendant Esquina negligently performed tasks assigned to him resulting in a report which was inaccurate and thereby defamed plaintiffs. Defendant Esquina investigated a complaint by a prison…