Legal Opinion

Bernard Branch v. Cory Grahn et al.

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided October 23, 2025No. 1:25-cv-00337Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ______ BERNARD BRANCH, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:25-cv-337 v. Hon. Hala Y. Jarbou CORY GRAHN et al., Defendants. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a civil rights action brought by a state prisoner under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In a prior order, the Court granted Plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 18). Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act,

Pub. L. No. 104-134, 110

Stat. 1321 (1996) (PLRA), the Court is required to dismiss any prisoner action brought under federal law if the complaint is frivolous,…

2Cases cited77 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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