State Treasurer v. Abbott

Defendant Thomas K. Abbott is a General Motors Corporation retiree and receives a monthly pension benefit. He is currently a prisoner at a Michigan correctional facility. Plaintiff, the treasurer of the state of Michigan, filed an action pursuant to the State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act (scfra), MCL 800.401 et seq., seeking partial distribution of defendant’s pension benefits to the state of Michigan for reimbursement of the cost of caring for defendant. 1 On remand from the Supreme to this Court for consideration as on leave granted, 2 defendant appeals from a final circuit court…