Henderson v. Martin

BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Frederick Henderson, a prisoner in custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections, brings this § 1983 claim for damages and injunctive relief *116against Bill Martin, the Director of Prisons, and several prison officials at the Lakeland Correctional Facility. Henderson complains of unwanted exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke. The district court held that Henderson’s request for injunctive relief, including transfer to another facility, is moot, and granted summary judgment to the defendants on Henderson’s Eighth Amendment claim because Henderson could…