Couch v. Schultz

In this defamation action, plaintiffs appeal as of right from an order of the circuit court granting summary disposition in favor of defendant pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8). We affirm.

Plaintiffs are inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Defendant is a corrections officer. Defendant filed a prison major misconduct report against plaintiffs, charging them with sexual misconduct (sodomy). A prison disciplinary hearing was held, and plaintiffs were found guilty of the charge.

Before the disciplinary hearing, plaintiffs filed this action against defendant in circuit court, alleging…