Legal Opinion

Wayne LaFountain v. Shirlee Harry

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 22, 2013No. 11-1496PublishedCited by 1,185 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

Michigan prisoner Wayne Earl LaFoun-tain sued the defendant prison officials, alleging that they retaliated against him for filing administrative grievances and lawsuits. The district court screened La-Fountain’s complaint pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act and dismissed it with prejudice for failure to state a claim. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915A(b)(l) & 1915(e)(2)(B); 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(l). We reverse in part and vacate in part.

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The facts set forth below are based solely on the allegations in LaFountain’s complaint. See Ashland, Inc. v. Oppenheimer & Co.,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  3. Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  4. Wilkinson v. DotsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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