Wells v. Brown

MERRITT, Chief Judge.

In this § 1983 (pro se) prisoner action for compensatory and punitive damages, Michigan prisoners Wells and Hall (“plaintiffs”) appeal the District Court’s order entering summary judgment in favor of nine state corrections officials. Plaintiffs contend they were denied due process arising out of their transfer from Lakeland Correctional Facility (“Lakeland”) to the State Prison of Southern Michigan (“Southern”). The case raises the questions of whether the defendants violated the Due Process Clause in failing to give plaintiffs a timely hearing before placing them in…