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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5505

Applicability of MCL 600.2963; conditions for dismissal

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Andre Coleman v. Governor of State of Michigan (2011)

Most recently applied in Doe v. Department of Corrections (August 2015)

Add. 1999, Act 147, Imd

Sec. 5505. (1) Section 2963 applies to civil actions concerning prison conditions. (2) The court shall dismiss a case at any time, regardless of any filing fee that may have been paid, if the court finds any of the following: (a) A prisoner's allegation of indigency is untrue. (b) The action or appeal is frivolous. (c) The action or appeal seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from the requested relief. (d) A prisoner fails to comply with subsection (1).

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