Legal Opinion
Coleman v. McGinnis
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 9, 1994No. 93 CV 70304 DTPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ANNA DIGGS TAYLOR, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, prisoners at the State Prison of Southern Michigan (“SPSM”), brought this action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that actions taken by prison officials deprived Plaintiffs of their constitutional rights. This case is now before this Court on Defendant’s motion for summary judgement, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b).
A number of Plaintiffs’ claims focus on the Defendant’s actions concerning the Prisoner Benefit Fund (the “Fund”). Pursuant to Department of Corrections Rule 791.2235, the Fund was organized to finance…
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