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LaFOUNTAIN v. HARRY

No. 11-1496.

716 F.3d 944 (2013)

Wayne Earl LaFOUNTAIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirlee HARRY, Warden, Muskegon Correctional Facility, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Alistair E. Newbern , Seamus E. Kelly , Vanderbilt Appellate Litigation Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Clifton B. Schneider , Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Alistair E. Newbern , Vanderbilt Appellate Litigation Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. A. Peter Govorchin , Michael R. Dean , Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees.

Before: MOORE, GIBBONS, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

Michigan prisoner Wayne Earl LaFountain sued the defendant prison officials, alleging that they retaliated against him for filing administrative grievances and lawsuits. The district court screened LaFountain's complaint pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act and dismissed it with prejudice for failure to state a claim. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915A(b)(1) & 1915(e)(2)(B); 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(1). We reverse...

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