BURKS v. EISEMAN

Case No. 2:18-cv-00075.

DEQUITA BURKS, as Personal Representative for the Estate of RODRIGUEZ BURKS, Plaintiff, v. LEWIS EISEMAN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.

March 13, 2020.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Other Civil Rights
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dequita Burks, Personal Representative of the Estate of Rodriguez Burks, Deceased, plaintiff, represented by Gregory Wayne Wix , Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, P.C.

Lewis Eiseman, Corrections Officer, Donald Peer, Corrections Officer, Gregory Exelby, Corrections Officer & Karen Prunick, Prison Counselor, defendants, represented by John L. Thurber , MI Dept Attorney General & Kristin M. Heyse , MI Dept of Attorney General.


OPINION

In 2017, Rodriguez Burks was murdered by his cellmate, DeShawn Madden, at the Alger Correctional Facility. After Burks' tragic murder, Burks' mother, Plaintiff Dequita Burks, the personal representative of Rodriquez Burks' estate, initiated this action against various employees...

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