Ackerman v. Washington

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERALD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, Plaintiffs, Civil Case No. 13-14137 v. Honorable Linda V. Parker HEIDI WASHINGTON, Defendant. _________________________/ BENCH OPINION I. Overview Plaintiffs, and the Class1 and Sub-Class2 they represent, are Jewish prisoners incarcerated in Michigan Department of Corrections (“MDOC”) facilities. 1 The Class is defined as follows: [A]ll current and future prisoners in Defendant’s custody who: (a) request, in writing, a religious diet (Kosher meals); and (b) either (i) were, as of…