Legal Opinion
Virgil Abdur-Rahman v. Michigan Department of Corrections, Kenneth McGinnis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1995No. 94-2238PublishedCited by 346 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Virgil Abdur-Rahman, a pro $e Michigan prisoner, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The ease has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a).
Seeking monetary and injunctive relief, Rahman sued the Michigan Department of Corrections and Kenneth McGinnis, the Director of the Department. Rahman did not state in what capacity he sued McGinnis. Rahman alleged that a prison…
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