Legal Opinion

DeJerry Powell v. Flint Police Department, et al.

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided May 14, 2026No. 2:26-cv-11461Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DEJERRY POWELL, Plaintiff, Case No. 26-cv-11461 v. Honorable Robert J. White FLINT POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT DeJerry Powell commenced what appears to be a

42 U.S.C. § 1983

action against, among others, the City of Flint Police Department and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. Before the Court is his pro se application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 4). For the following reasons, the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Thomas L. Apple v. John Glenn, U.S. SenatorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, Inc. v. NapolitanoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011

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