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HIGLEY v. MICHIGAN DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 86-1688.

835 F.2d 623 (1987)

Edward Lewis HIGLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Patrick, Harrodsburg, Ky., for plaintiff-appellant.

Keith D. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lansing, Mich., Edgar L. Church, Jr., for defendants-appellees.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge, WELLFORD, Circuit Judge, and McRAE, Senior District Judge.

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the issue of the application of Michigan's tolling statute to a prisoner's § 1983 claim. On October 29, 1985, appellant Edward Lewis Higley, a prisoner of the Michigan Department of Corrections, filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the district court. Appellant sued the Michigan Department of Corrections and various officers thereof for violations of his rights under the eighth and fourteenth amendments...

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