Legal Opinion

Spruytte v. Govorchin

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided March 26, 1997No. 4:95-cv-00208PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HILLMAN, Senior District Judge.

This is a pro se civil rights action filed by a Michigan state prisoner pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter is before the court on plaintiff’s objections to the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation (“R & R”) recommending that this court grant defendants’ motion to dismiss and/or for summary judgment. Having reviewed those objections, I accept the recommendation of the magistrate judge and GRANT defendants’ motion.

BACKGROUND

As the magistrate judge noted, the instant case arises out of a lengthy state court action, Spruytte v. Owens, in which…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hillside Productions, Inc. v. DuchaneDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
  2. Wysinger v. City of Benton HarborDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1997

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