No. 24-6524

Robert Annabel, II v. Heidi E. Washington, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure complaint-sufficiency dismissal judicial-discretion pleading-amendment pro-se
Latest Conference: 2025-04-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

Are Courts allowed to disregard heightened pleading standards and disregard Rooker-Feldman doctrine to avoid analysis of a prisoner's First Amendment claims?

Does a prisoner have a free Speech right to test the validity of another prisoner's federal civil jury trial without cease of penal litigation?

Should this district court have given pro se plaintiff notice of its intent to sua sponte dismiss the complaint and an opportunity to respond, or otherwise should it be allowed to end the complaint?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a district court have discretion to allow a pro se plaintiff an opportunity to amend a complaint or dismiss it without prejudice when the complaint fails to state a claim?

Docket Entries

2025-04-07
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025.
2025-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent MDOC Defendants Heidi Washington, Jeremy Bush, Lawrence McKinney, Norbert Fronczak, John Davids, George Stephenson, Willis Chapman and Jeff Tanner to respond filed.
2025-01-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 12, 2025)

Attorneys

MDOC Defendants Heidi Washington, Jeremy Bush, Lawrence McKinney, Norbert Fronczak, John Davids, George Stephenson, Willis Chapman and Jeff Tanner
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Robert Annabel
Robert Annabel II — Petitioner