Martin v. Department of Corrections

Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by giving the rule in Martin v Dep’t of Corrections, 424 Mich 553, 564-565; 384 NW2d 392 (1986), only limited retroactive effect. We affirm.

On October 18, 1982, plaintiff, Morris Martin, an inmate at the State Prison of Southern Michigan in Jackson, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment regarding the validity of a policy directive of the Department of Corrections. Plaintiff apparently had been disciplined for "substance abuse,” an offense defined in Policy Directive 60.01 by defendant, the Department of Corrections, as a major…