Wells v. Department of Corrections

After an order granting summary disposition in their favor, the defendants asked the circuit court to tax costs against the plaintiff. The circuit court entered such an order, but the Court of Appeals reversed on the ground that an initial determination of indigency remained in effect. We conclude that the circuit court’s order was proper, and we therefore reverse in part the judgment of the Court of Appeals and reinstate the judgment of the circuit court.

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The plaintiff is a prisoner of the Department of Corrections. In 1990 he sued four employees of the department, alleging that he had been…