Eckford-El v. Toombs

OPINION

HILLMAN, Senior District Judge.

This is a civil rights action brought by a state prisoner pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is presently incarcerated at the Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility (IMCF). Defendants are six officials of IMCF. Plaintiff’s pro se complaint alleges that his First Amendment rights were violated when defendants rejected written materials sent to plaintiff by another inmate. Defendants rejected the materials as being in violation of policy directive PD-BCF-63.-03, which prohibits inmates from entering into certain contractual arrangements. Plaintiff seeks…