Ackerman v. Washington

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERALD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, Plaintiffs, Civil Case No. 13-14137 v. Honorable Linda V. Parker HEIDI WASHINGTON, Defendant. _________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL [ECF NO. 267] AND DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO STRIKE [ECF NO. 269] Plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit on September 27, 2013, asserting that the vegan diet they receive as Michigan Department of Corrections (“MDOC”) prisoners approved for a religious (kosher) diet violates their…