White-Bey v. Department of Corrections

Plaintiff, a prisoner within the jurisdiction of the defendant Michigan Department of Corrections (mdoc), appeals as of right from an order granting summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(8) to defendant and dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for a writ of mandamus. We affirm.

In 1987, plaintiff was convicted of breaking and entering, MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305, and sentenced as an habitual offender, fourth offense, MCL 769.12; MSA 28.1084, to thirty-five to seventy years in prison. As part of his sentence, the trial court ordered plaintiff to pay restitution to his victim in the amount of $140.…