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Case Name	Prison Legal News v. Wickersham	PC-MI-0038
Docket / Court	2:15-cv-12350 ( E.D. Mich. )
State/Territory	Michigan
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Special Collection	Prison Legal News
Attorney Organization	Legal Services/Legal Aid
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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Equal Protection

Freedom of speech/association

Defendant-type

Corrections

General

Mail

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Macomb County
Plaintiff Description	Prison Legal News, a nonprofit corporation focused on public education, prisoner education, advocacy, and outreach in support of the rights of prisoners and in furtherance of basic human rights.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	Legal Services/Legal Aid
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Litigation
Filing Year	2015
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


	Civil Rights Injunctions Over Time: A Case Study of Jail and Prison Court Orders N.Y.U. Law Review Date: May 2006 By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University Faculty) Citation: 81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 550 (2006) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons Book Date: Jan. 1, 1998 By: Malcolm M. Feeley & Edward Rubin (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law & Vanderbilt School of Law Faculty Faculty) Citation: (1998) [ Detail ]
	Prison Legal News Homepage Prison Legal News By: Prison Legal News [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

2:15-cv-12350 (E.D. Mich.)
PC-MI-0038-9002.pdf | Detail
Date: 10/10/2017
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief under the Civil Rights Act 42 U.S.C. 1983 and Damages [ECF# 1] PC-MI-0038-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/30/2015 Source: Papers of David Marlin
Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 2] PC-MI-0038-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/30/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Denying Without Prejudice, Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Defendant's Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 43] (E.D. Mich.) PC-MI-0038-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/30/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Bifurcating Claims and Setting Date for Final Pretrial Conference [ECF# 48] (E.D. Mich.) PC-MI-0038-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/11/2016 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Stipulated Injunction [ECF# 49] (E.D. Mich.) PC-MI-0038-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/17/2016 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Agreed Order of Dismissal [ECF# 72] (E.D. Mich.) PC-MI-0038-0006.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/10/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Cohn, Avern Levin (E.D. Mich.) PC-MI-0038-0002 \| PC-MI-0038-0004 \| PC-MI-0038-0005 \| PC-MI-0038-0006 \| PC-MI-0038-9002 Hluchaniuk, Michael J. (E.D. Mich.) [Magistrate] PC-MI-0038-9002
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Galloway, Angela (Washington) PC-MI-0038-0001 \| PC-MI-0038-0003
	Johnson, Bruce E.H. (Washington) PC-MI-0038-0001 \| PC-MI-0038-0003
	Lamoste, Elizabeth (Michigan) PC-MI-0038-0001 \| PC-MI-0038-0003 \| PC-MI-0038-9002
	Manville, Daniel E. (Michigan) PC-MI-0038-0001 \| PC-MI-0038-0003 \| PC-MI-0038-9002
	Neelakanta, Sabarish (Florida) PC-MI-0038-0001 \| PC-MI-0038-0003 \| PC-MI-0038-9002
	Stewart, James Edward Sr. (Louisiana) PC-MI-0038-0001 \| PC-MI-0038-0003 \| PC-MI-0038-0005 \| PC-MI-0038-0006 \| PC-MI-0038-9002
	Weber, Lance Theodore (Florida) PC-MI-0038-0001 \| PC-MI-0038-0003 \| PC-MI-0038-9002
Defendant's Lawyers	Schapka, John A. (Michigan) PC-MI-0038-0005 \| PC-MI-0038-0006 \| PC-MI-0038-9002