The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven juvenile prisoners who alleged prison staff didn't do enough to protect them from sexual and physical abuse.
In a decision dated Tuesday, the court ruled the seven John Does who
were the plaintiffs in the lawsuit did not meet the disclosure
requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The court also
disagreed with the plaintiffs' assertion that an amendment to the
Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act violates the rights of prisoners because
it does not allow them to sue the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for civil rights violations.
"We have reviewed all remaining issues and find them to be without
merit or unnecessary for the disposition of this appeal," wrote Judges
Michael J. Riordan and Pat Donofrio.
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